Missouri voters legalized riverboat casinos in 1992, but in 2000, the law was changed to allow continuous boarding, and cruising was no longer required. Many casinos are now built on barges. A look at Kansas City’s Casino Scene It doesn’t take Lady Luck to find a good time among Kansas City’s multiple casino options. All but two of KC’s six gambling establishments are riverboat casinos, hence the locally coined nickname “the boats.”.

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Sam's Town Gambling Hall, Kansas City was a riverboat casino in Kansas City, Missouri, docked at I-435 and MO-210. It was owned and operated by Boyd Gaming.

History[edit]

In September 1995, Sam's Town Gambling Hall, Kansas City opened as the fourth casino under the brand, and the fifth casino in the Kansas City area.

In February 1996, Sam's Town dropped the admission fee that had run as high as $9 per person. This fee was used in the past to pay for the $2 per person fee the casinos were required to pay to the state.

After poor results, Boyd closed this location in July 1998, selling many of its assets to Harrah's Entertainment for $12.5 million.^[1] The boat is no longer docked at the property, which is now owned and maintained by Cerner Corporation as their Riverport campus.

References[edit]

1. ^'Boyd Gaming Announces Plans to Close Sam's Town in Kansas City'. hotel-online.com (Press release). June 30, 1998.

External links[edit]

• 1999 photos at kchistory.org: 12345

Kansas City Casinos

Cha-ching! A look at Kansas City’s Casino Scene

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It doesn’t take Lady Luck to find a good time among Kansas City’s multiple casino options. All but two of KC’s six gambling establishments are riverboat casinos, hence the locally coined nickname “the boats.” Expect your fair share of Vegas-style embellishments—including fabulous dining and national entertainers—yet with the welcome addition of KC’s good ol’ fashioned Midwest hospitality. Feeling lucky? We’ll meet you at the boats!

Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City

By the Numbers:

• 142,000 square feet of gaming
• 2,900 slot and video poker machines
• 59 table games, including blackjack, craps, roulette, Let It Ride, Mini-Bac, EZ Pai Gow and Fortune Pai Gow Poker
• Betting allowed up to $10,000 on select table games
• 184-room hotel
• Nine restaurants

Originally called Station Casino when it opened in 1997, Ameristar took over in 2000 and has since grown it into one of the country’s largest casinos—and one of Kansas City’s most awarded. It was designated as the 2012 'Best Casino” by Ingram’s Magazine, the 2011 Kansas City Magazine’s “Best of Kansas City” readers’ poll and 2011 Best Casino in Home in the Northland Lifestyle magazine’s readers’ poll. It also was awarded Best Steakhouse, Best Buffet, Best Live Poker and Best Tournaments in the 2012 Casino Player Magazine’s “Best of Gaming” awards. With betting allowed up to $10k on select table games, this is the place to be for all you high rollers.

Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa

By the Numbers:

• 62,000 square feet of gaming
• 1,500 slot and video poker machines
• 32 table games, including craps, roulette and more
• 258-room hotel
• Five restaurants

Located just five minutes from downtown Kansas City, Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa was KC’s first riverboat casino. It opened in June 1994 and actually took guests for two-hour gambling cruises along the Missouri River. From 1996 to 2005, Argosy docked for good, and underwent a number of multimillion-dollar renovations, doubling the size of the gaming floor, adding the 258-room luxury hotel, spa and meeting space—not to mention earning a few architectural accolades along the way.

Harrah’s Casino and Hotel

By the Numbers:

• 63,300 square feet of gaming
• 1,400 slot and video poker machines
• 47 table games, including the only World Series of Poker room in Kansas City
• 392-room hotel with 69 suites
• Four restaurants
• Home of the VooDoo Lounge concert venue and nightclub

Harrah’s holds two big distinctions among Kansas Citians. For starters, it was the second-ever riverboat casino in town. And if that’s not enough to pull you in already, wait till you hit the Voodoo Lounge. From the area’s hottest DJs to national touring rock bands and more, VIP treatment and fun abounds.

Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway

By the Numbers:

• 100,000 square feet of gaming
• 2,000 slot machines
• 52 table games
• Five restaurants

What’s this? The area’s first land-based casino! (And it just so happens to be in Kansas, if you’re paying attention.) Instead of overlooking the beautiful Missouri River, the Hollywood sits next to the Kansas Speedway, with views of every turn. Also located next to the popular Legends shopping center, you’ll find plenty of activities, dining and places to stay to keep you entertained—including Cabela’s and Nebraska Furniture Mart. What better way to spend your winnings?

Isle of Capri Casino

By the Numbers:

• 38,000 square feet of gaming
• 1,260 slot and video poker machines
• 40 of the latest table games, including roulette, craps, blackjack, as well as 8 additional live poker tables
• Four restaurants
• 2,932 square feet of event space

Kansas City’s most “modest” casino—as far as size goes, anyway—is located just a few minutes from the downtown area. Isle of Capri Casino offers all the slots, poker machines and table games you can ask for—including eight live poker tables for you six-card and Texas hold ‘em fanatics.

7th Street Casino

By the Numbers:

• 20,000 square feet
• Three levels
• 600 slot machines
• Two restaurants

While far from being the largest casino in KC, this Kansas-side gem is unique in a number of other ways. 7th Street Casino is operated by the Wyandotte Nation—a tribe that once made its home in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Located in the heart of KCK, it occupies a former Shrine building which also happens to be across the street from the historic Huron Cemetery, a Native American burial ground. By virtue of the building’s historic nature, the atmosphere has a way of harkening back to Kansas City’s rowdy early 20th-century reputation.

Casinos in KC

Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City

Phone: (816) 414-7000

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