Some Empress casino customers have gotten sneak peeks because the path from the parking garage to the casino floor cuts through a construction site. 'But it's going to let us regain the customers we lost when we lost the pavilion.' 'This is not really going to grow the market at this time,' Johnson said.
Johnson said the face-lift is the not the silver bullet that will restore attendance and revenues to their peak levels. Joliet's two casinos are not alone: a report last month indicated that gaming revenue statewide was the lowest in 10 years.
