Grand Victoria Casino Elgin

About Grand Victoria Casino Elgin

Grand Victoria Casino Elgin is an Illinois-licensed commercial casino at 250 S Grove Avenue in Elgin, Illinois, operated by Caesars Entertainment (following the 2020 Eldorado Resorts–Caesars merger). The property opened in 1994 — one of the original ten Illinois riverboat casino licenses — and runs 1,100 slot machines, 29 table games, and a 13-table NL Hold’em poker room with restaurant, self-parking, and valet on site. The Caesars Rewards loyalty program connects to the full Caesars national network. The minimum gambling age is 21, regulated by the Illinois Gaming Board. Website: grandvictoriacasino.com.

Elgin is in Kane County approximately 35 miles northwest of downtown Chicago via IL-90 (the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway) and IL-58. The S Grove Avenue address is on the Fox River in downtown Elgin — the same Fox River corridor that hosts Hollywood Casino Aurora approximately 12 miles to the south. Grand Victoria Casino Elgin serves the northwest suburban Chicago market, drawing from Kane, McHenry, Cook, and DuPage counties.

Eldorado Resorts operated Grand Victoria Casino Elgin for decades before merging with Caesars Entertainment in July 2020, creating what became one of the largest gaming companies in the United States. The merger gave Grand Victoria Elgin access to the Caesars Rewards loyalty infrastructure and placed it within a national portfolio that includes Las Vegas properties, Harrah’s locations, and other Caesars-branded casinos.

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Grand Victoria Casino Elgin in Elgin, Illinois

Table Games with Specialty Formats

Grand Victoria Casino Elgin runs 29 table game positions including 21+3, 3 Card Poker, Baccarat, Blackjack, Blackjack Double Deck, Blackjack Pitch, Craps, Firebet Craps, Mississippi Stud, Progressive 3-Card Poker, Royal Match 21, and Video Poker, alongside 1,100 slot machines.

Blackjack Pitch is a face-down Blackjack format using 1 or 2 decks where players are permitted to pick up and hold their cards — the older, more tactile casino format that preceded the multi-deck shoe. Blackjack Double Deck uses two decks rather than the standard six or eight, generally reducing the house edge slightly. Firebet Craps adds a Fire Bet side bet to standard Craps — the Fire Bet pays when a shooter establishes and makes multiple unique points (each of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10 in sequence) before sevening out, with the maximum jackpot for making all six. Progressive 3-Card Poker adds a progressive jackpot to the standard Three Card Poker format. Royal Match 21 is a Blackjack side bet paying on suited combinations in the player’s first two cards. At 29 table positions, Grand Victoria Elgin has one of the deeper specialty game menus among Illinois casinos.

Poker Room: 13 Tables of NL Hold’em

Grand Victoria Casino Elgin’s 13-table poker room spreads NL Hold’em cash games. Thirteen tables is a substantial poker room for the northwest suburban Chicago market — one of the larger dedicated poker operations in the Illinois riverboat casino circuit. Confirm current stakes and any tournament events at grandvictoriacasino.com.

Caesars Rewards

Grand Victoria Casino Elgin participates in the Caesars Rewards loyalty program following the 2020 Eldorado–Caesars merger. Members earn reward credits through gaming play, redeemable at Grand Victoria Elgin and across the full Caesars national network.

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Caesars' northwest Chicago suburbs casino since 1994 — Blackjack Pitch, Firebet Craps, 13-table poker, and Caesars Rewards on the Fox River

Grand Victoria Casino Elgin is the northwest suburban Chicago destination in the Caesars portfolio, operating since 1994 on the Fox River in Elgin. The specialty table game menu — Blackjack Pitch, Firebet Craps, Royal Match 21, Progressive 3-Card Poker — is one of the most varied among Illinois riverboat casinos. The 13-table NL Hold'em poker room is a substantial operation for the northwest suburban market. The 2020 Eldorado–Caesars merger brought Caesars Rewards cross-redemption to this property. The website (grandvictoriacasino.com) was unreachable during our data collection — call ahead before visiting.

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Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor