Chicago Sun-Times: CASINO NEWS & NOTES

Tuesdays are big days for low-limit table games players at Trump Casino in Gary. Each Tuesday, betting minimums are $5 all day long on all tables in the main table games pit. Games in the high-limit room on the top deck are not included. Trump offers a wide selection of table games, including blackjack, craps with 20x odds, Three Card Poker, roulette, Caribbean Stud and Spanish 21.

Through Aug. 31 at Majestic Star Casino in Gary, receive a scratch- off card for every 200 points you earn on your Club Majestic Card. An average of 1 in 16 cards wins a cash prize ranging from $5 to $250. Non-winning cards can be entered in a second-chance drawings July 26 and Aug. 30.

On July 30, Harrah's Joliet will be giving away a Bass Tahoe boat to one lucky guest after the 8 p.m. Game of Life. For a chance to win the boat, guests must have at least one Game of Life entry, and must swipe their Total Rewards cards through the reader in the banquet room between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. that day.

The Game of Life promotion continues through Aug. 25, with drawings at noon, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., leading up to a $1 million Pay Day drawing on Sept 22.

Saturday is the first drawing in the $1 Million Grand Opening Cash Giveaway, in celebration of the completion of the new casino barge at Hollywood Casino in Aurora. Earn entries while you play tables or slots while using your Screen Test or Marquee Card. There will be three drawings for $27,000 in cash prizes: Saturday, Aug, 31 and Sept. 28. All winners on those dates receive entry into a $250,000 grand prize drawing on Oct. 19. And the top 400 players in total entries earned will qualify for a chance will qualify for Hollywood's Chance to Win $1 Million drawing on Oct. 26.

Also in Aurora, Hollywood presents comedian Don Rickles on July 27 at the Paramount Arts Centre. Tickets are $25, $30 and $35. Call (630) 896-6666 or (312) 559-1212.