Argosy Casino – Riverboat Gambling

Argosy casinos are located in several states in the United States. They offer top of the line riverboat gambling facilities and top class hotels. The Argosy gaming company started operations in 1991 as it opened the Alton Belle Casino.

The casino merged with Penn National Gaming in the year 2005. Right now, there are 6 Argosy casinos around the United States, namely, Argosy’s Empress, Argosy Alton, Argosy Baton Rouge, Argosy Kansas City, Argosy Lawrenceburg and Argosy Sioux City.

Argosy Empress Casino is a riverboat casino in Joliet, Illinois. It opens from 8:30 am to 6:30 am everyday of the year. The casino itself is has a game room featuring 1,183 gaming machines and twenty-eight gaming tables and poker games. Nearby, the casino has a hotel with 102 rooms and several restaurants.

The Argosy Casino boat in Alton, Illinois is beautiful riverboat casino which opens at eight in the morning until six am the next day. The riverboat casino has a 23,000 square foot gaming room, which holds twenty gaming tables and 1,103 game machines. The next casino riverboat in the Argosy line is the Argosy Baton Rouge at Louisiana. This casino is the same as the rest; it is also a casino which provide an ambience of the old days.

The brand new Argosy Kansas City Casino is worth 105 million dollars. It has a Moroccan-Mediterranean motif and it blends with an exciting game room. This casino is designed to have 2 gigantic video walls to enable sports gamblers to view their games. The 62,000 square foot game room features 40 gaming tables and 1,762 slot machines which do not use coins. It also features 5 food and beverage areas for the players’ convenience. As entertainment, it will also feature a nighttime light show, which is comparable to Las Vegas shows.

The Argosy Lawrenceburg is not only a casino but also an entertainment center. The Argosy VI is right beside the hotel. His so-called superboat that can accommodate over 4,000 guests and has 3 entertainment levels. There are more than 2,300 slot machines and over 80 gaming tables in the casino. They also have high denomination areas which offer slot machines and table games with higher stakes.

The Argosy Riverboat Casino in Sioux City, Iowa, offers a 24 hour gaming area. The 37,500 square foot area has 659 game machines and 27 tables. Each Argosy Casino offers the thrill of being in a riverboat and playing the tables.