Ameristar Casino Kansas City
| Ameristar Casino Kansas City | |
|---|---|
 The casino in March 2009 | |
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Opening date | January 1997 |
| Number of rooms | 184 |
| Total gaming space | 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) |
| Casino type | Riverboat |
| Owner | Gaming and Leisure Properties |
| Operating license holder | Pinnacle Entertainment |
| Website | Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City |
Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City is a stationary boat casino and hotel on the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Pinnacle Entertainment.
The 140,000 sq ft (13,000 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
The facility opened in January 1997 as Station Casino. Ameristar Casinos acquired the property in 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]
References
- ↑ http://www.ameristar.com/Files/Fact_Sheet_Kansas_City.pdf
- ↑ Tim Bryant (August 21, 2013). "Icahn to return to St. Louis business prominence with Lumiere deal". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ↑ "Missouri Gaming Commission approves transfer of casino properties". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 23, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
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Coordinates: 39°09′01″N 94°29′05″W / 39.1504°N 94.4848°W