*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. METROPOLIS, Ill. • The casino in the southern Illinois city of Metropolis is back in business, weeks after being closed for more ...

Harrah's Metropolis Casino provides 960 jobs, with a payroll of more than $22 million a year, and attracts about 1.3 million visitors year to this small Southern Illinois community of about 7,500. "We ...

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Players Island Casino closed at midnight Tuesday. Harrah's Metropolis Casino will open at noon today. A new riverboat casino is in place and everything is go for the new opening, ...

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 ...