METROPOLIS, Ill. (KFVS) - Harrah’s Metropolis Hotel and Casino temporarily closed at 9 p.m. on Friday, April 11, due to high water levels on the Ohio River. Chad Lewis, Public Relations Supervisor, ...

METROPOLIS, Ill. (AP) -- The Harrah's Metropolis Casino reopened Wednesday evening after it was closed for three days because of shallow water on the Ohio River, costing the facility nearly $1 million ...

METROPOLIS — Harrah’s Casino and Hotel is celebrating its 20th anniversary with several special events this month. The establishment opened on Feb. 23, 1993, under the name Player’s Riverboat Casino.

Criminal mischief: At 3:10 p.m. an elderly man pushed the service request button on the glass screen with such force he damaged it. The 79-year-old from Boothwyn then walked away. Fight: At 11:40 p.m.

Theft: A 67-year-old Springfield man had a voucher stolen just after 7 p.m. An unidentified male printed it out and cashed out. Criminal mischief: At 9:30 a.m. casino surveillance contacted troopers, ...

METROPOLOIS, Ill. -- An increase in riverboat casino taxes has prompted Harrah's to cancel plans to build a $40 million hotel in this town in far southern Illinois. Harrah's says the project has been ...