| Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Address | 3200 Ameristar Drive |
| Opening date | January 16, 1997; 23 years ago |
| No. of rooms | 184 |
| Total gaming space | 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) |
| Casino type | Riverboat |
| Owner | Gaming and Leisure Properties |
| Operating license holder | Boyd Gaming |
| Previous names | Station Casino Kansas City (1997–2000) |
| Website | ameristarkansascity.com |
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Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City (formerly Station Casino Kansas City) is a hotel and casino located on the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Boyd Gaming.
The 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2) casino has 2,800 slot and video poker machines, 57 table games, a live poker room with 15 poker tables, exclusive high-limit slot and table games areas, and a 184-room hotel that includes 36 mini and 12 king suites.[1]
History[edit]
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The facility opened on January 16, 1997 as Station Casino. Ameristar Casinos acquired the property on December 19, 2000 and it was rebranded to its current name.
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In August 2013, the property became part of Pinnacle Entertainment when that company acquired Ameristar Casinos.[2] In April 2016, the property was sold to Gaming and Leisure Properties along with almost all of Pinnacle's real estate assets, and leased back to Pinnacle.[3][4]
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 Magazine’s readers’ poll, Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City has become known as one of the largest and most impressive casinos in the country. With a selection of more than 3,000 slot and video poker machines and over 90 table games, Ameristar offers endless entertainment. Located in Kansas City, MO. Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City, Kansas City, MO. 52,890 likes 334 talking about this 178,613 were here. Located just east of downtown Kansas City, Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City is an. Ameristar Casino Kansas City: Hours, Address, Ameristar Casino Kansas City Reviews: 3.5/5. United States; Missouri (MO) Kansas City. 3200 Ameristar Dr, Kansas City, MO. Website +1 816-414-7000. 192 Restaurants within 5 miles. 24 Other Attractions within 5 miles. Stroud's Restaurant & Bar (782).
In October 2018, Pinnacle sold the casino's operating business to Boyd Gaming, along with three other casinos, in connection with Pinnacle's acquisition by Penn National Gaming.[5] The sale was required by antitrust regulators because Penn National already operated two casinos in the Kansas City area.[6] The sale included a perpetual license to use the Ameristar name.[7]
References[edit]
- ^'Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City Fact Sheet'(PDF). Pinnacle Entertainment. Archived from the original(PDF) on June 1, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^Bryant, Tim (August 21, 2013). 'Icahn to return to St. Louis business prominence with Lumiere deal'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^'Missouri Gaming Commission approves transfer of casino properties'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 23, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^'Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. completes the previously announced acquisition of the real estate assets of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc' (Press release). Pinnacle Entertainment. April 28, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^'Boyd Gaming completes acquisition of four Pinnacle Entertainment assets' (Press release). Boyd Gaming. October 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-16 – via PR Newswire.
- ^Andrew Vaupel (October 2, 2018). 'FTC orders sale of KC casino'. Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^'FTC requires casino operators Penn National Gaming, Inc. and Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. to divest assets in three Midwestern cities as a condition of merger' (Press release). Federal Trade Commission. October 1, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
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Coordinates: 39°09′01″N94°29′05″W / 39.1504°N 94.4848°W
| Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Address | 3200 Ameristar Drive |
| Opening date | January 16, 1997; 23 years ago |
| No. of rooms | 184 |
| Total gaming space | 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) |
| Casino type | Riverboat |
| Owner | Gaming and Leisure Properties |
| Operating license holder | Boyd Gaming |
| Previous names | Station Casino Kansas City (1997–2000) |
| Website | ameristarkansascity.com |
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Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City (formerly Station Casino Kansas City) is a hotel and casino located on the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Boyd Gaming.
The 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2) casino has 2,800 slot and video poker machines, 57 table games, a live poker room with 15 poker tables, exclusive high-limit slot and table games areas, and a 184-room hotel that includes 36 mini and 12 king suites.[1]
History[edit]
The facility opened on January 16, 1997 as Station Casino. Ameristar Casinos acquired the property on December 19, 2000 and it was rebranded to its current name.
In August 2013, the property became part of Pinnacle Entertainment when that company acquired Ameristar Casinos.[2] In April 2016, the property was sold to Gaming and Leisure Properties along with almost all of Pinnacle's real estate assets, and leased back to Pinnacle.[3][4]
In October 2018, Pinnacle sold the casino's operating business to Boyd Gaming, along with three other casinos, in connection with Pinnacle's acquisition by Penn National Gaming.[5] The sale was required by antitrust regulators because Penn National already operated two casinos in the Kansas City area.[6] The sale included a perpetual license to use the Ameristar name.[7]
References[edit]
- ^'Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City Fact Sheet'(PDF). Pinnacle Entertainment. Archived from the original(PDF) on June 1, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^Bryant, Tim (August 21, 2013). 'Icahn to return to St. Louis business prominence with Lumiere deal'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^'Missouri Gaming Commission approves transfer of casino properties'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 23, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^'Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. completes the previously announced acquisition of the real estate assets of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc' (Press release). Pinnacle Entertainment. April 28, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^'Boyd Gaming completes acquisition of four Pinnacle Entertainment assets' (Press release). Boyd Gaming. October 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-16 – via PR Newswire.
- ^Andrew Vaupel (October 2, 2018). 'FTC orders sale of KC casino'. Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^'FTC requires casino operators Penn National Gaming, Inc. and Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. to divest assets in three Midwestern cities as a condition of merger' (Press release). Federal Trade Commission. October 1, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
External links[edit]
Coordinates: 39°09′01″N94°29′05″W / 39.1504°N 94.4848°W