EAST CHICAGO, Ind., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Tickets for the free Lionel Richie concert at Ameristar Casino Hotel in East Chicago, Ind. Although the concert is free, tickets are required for admission. WHEN: Tickets will be available beginning Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at noon on Tickets.com (http://www.tickets.com/). The concert will take place Sunday, July 20, at 6 p.m. at Ameristar Casino Hotel, 777 Ameristar Blvd., East Chicago, Ind. The free, general admission seating area will open at noon CDT. WHERE: http://www.tickets.com/ HOW: Visit http://www.tickets.com/ to download a limited number of tickets, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each Tickets.com visitor will be allowed to download a total of four (4) tickets. WHY: In celebration of its re-branding as an Ameristar property, Ameristar Casino Hotel is offering three free concerts this summer: Sunday, July 20 Academy Award, Golden Globe and multi-Grammy winner Lionel Richie Sunday, Aug. 17 Romantic soul legend Smokey Robinson Sunday, Sept. 13 Country music sensation and television star Reba McEntire MISC. Seating The concert series will take place in a specially created temporary amphitheater in the property's back valet beach parking lot. Guests should bring lawn chairs or beach towels and enjoy the shows from the amphitheater or adjoining beach. Tents, large umbrellas and pets (except service dogs) are prohibited. Transportation and Parking On-property parking is limited. Satellite lots -- with security and shuttle buses to and from the event -- will be available. Please visit http://www.ameristar.com/eastchicago for additional information. We expect traffic congestion, so concert attendees should plan accordingly. Food and Drink A "festival-style" food court will be available with a variety of options for sale by local vendors, along with food from Ameristar Casino Hotel's four restaurants. Alcohol will not be sold. Outside food, coolers, large backpacks, glass containers and alcoholic beverages are prohibited. Before and after each concert, enjoy enhancements Ameristar has made to the East Chicago facility, including improved and expanded food and beverage offerings, remodeled restaurants and bars, plus a completely redesigned casino floor featuring an improved layout and enhanced mix of games. DATASOURCE: Ameristar Casino Hotel CONTACT: Rebecca Theim, +1-702-567-7053, , or Reginald Dotson, +1-219-378-3277, , both of Ameristar Casino Hotel; or Liz Feldman, +1-732-387-0515, , for Ameristar Casino Hotel Web site: http://www.ameristar.com/ http://www.ameristar.com/eastchicago http://www.tickets.com/

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