Ameristar Casino Kansas Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Boyd Gaming, the parent company of the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, announced Tuesday they would be laying off nearly 600 employees at the Kansas City location.
Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles is a riverboat casino located on the Missouri River in St. Charles, Missouri, a northwestern suburb of St. It is one of several casinos in the greater St. It is currently owned by Boyd Gaming. Ameristar Kansas City Get The Feeling Located just east of downtown Kansas City, Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City is a Midwestern entertainment hub that offers something for everyone: one of the largest casino floors in Missouri, nine dining venues, a luxury hotel, 18 movie screens, and more. The casino at 3200 North Ameristar Drive will open its doors at 11 a.m. Mike Parson ordered casinos closed on March 17 as COVID-19 began to spread in the state. 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 move is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which closed casinos and hotels across the country.
The company estimates it will lay off 578 employees in the first two weeks of July.
Employees who are not laid off are likely to remain on furlough for longer than six months after the day it began.
Boyd Gaming said it is not sure exactly how many employees will be affected, but listed a rough estimate of jobs being cut in their announcement of the layoffs.
The company provided a statement Tuesday to 41 Action News, explaining the reason for the decision:
There continues to be uncertainty surrounding opening dates for many of our properties across the country that have been closed since mid-March. In addition, it is very difficult to predict what business levels will look like when we reopen, and how long it will take for business to recover to normal levels.
While we are trying to be as transparent as possible with our team members, we cannot determine at this time exactly how many team members will be recalled to work, and how many will need to be laid off. As a result, in accordance with applicable laws, we are providing notice to a portion of our workforce of the possibility for layoffs.
While we deal with this uncertainty, we empathize with our furloughed team members and understand the difficulties they face. Accordingly, we are notifying furloughed team members that we will continue paying 100% of their benefit premiums through July 31.
As the situation continues to evolve and we learn more, we will continue to provide updates to our team members.
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| Ameristar Casino St. Charles | |
|---|---|
| Location | St. Charles, Missouri |
| Address | 1 Ameristar Blvd |
| Opening date | May 27, 1994 |
| No. of rooms | 400 |
| Total gaming space | 130,000 sq ft (12,000 m2) |
| Casino type | Riverboat |
| Owner | Boyd Gaming |
| Previous names | Station Casino St. Charles |
| Coordinates | 38°46′00″N90°29′15″W / 38.76667°N 90.48750°W |
| Website | AmeristarStCharles.com |
Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles is a riverboat casino located on the Missouri River in St. Charles, Missouri, a northwestern suburb of St. Louis. It is one of several casinos in the greater St. Louis market. It is currently owned by Boyd Gaming. Ameristar attracts over 5.5 million visitors a year[1][2] and is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Missouri
History[edit]
The casino opened on May 27, 1994, then owned by Station Casinos under the name Station Casino St. Charles. It was one of the first two riverboat casinos in the state, and originally offered 24,500 square feet of gaming space with 52 blackjack and craps tables and 813 video poker machines. Due to regulations of that time, admission fees were charged, and gambling sessions were restricted to two-hour cruises with a $500 maximum loss per session.[3] In late 1994, the casino was moved to a new boat, the Station Casino Belle. Cruising was required until 1996, when a change in regulations allowed riverboat casinos in Missouri to be permanently moored. For some time, two casinos were actually operating, one on the boat and another on a barge, until 1999, when the entire casino was consolidated to a barge, partially due to a regulation change which eliminated boarding restrictions.[4] In October 2000, Station Casinos sold its Missouri properties, also including Station Casino Kansas City in the deal to Ameristar Casinos. In 2008, a major expansion of the property included a hotel, pool, and spa.[5] In 2013, Ameristar Casinos was acquired by the now defunct Pinnacle Entertainment. Pinnacle Entertainment was acquired by Penn National Gaming in 2018, but it chose to sell 4 of Pinnacle's properties, Ameristar Casino Kansas City, Belterra Casino Resort & Spa, Belterra Park and Ameristar St. Charles to Boyd Gaming to ensure regulatory approval. Many experts see a trend in casino consolidation, especially in markets such as Missouri, as a means of cutting costs.[6]
Property information[edit]
Ameristar St. Charles has over 130,000 square feet of gaming space, 400 hotel rooms, a pool, 7 restaurants, 12 bars, an entertainment venue, a spa, and 20,000 square feet of event space. Unlike Illinois casinos, it is open 24 hours a day except for Wednesdays, when the casino closes from 5am to 6am. The casino currently includes over 2,000 slot machines as well as table games and a poker room. Non-gaming amenities also include a Topgolf Swing Suite and an arcade.
References[edit]
- ^'Ameristar Casino reopens today with increased sanitation efforts'. KMOV.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^'Tourism- St Charles'(PDF). Placewise Digital.
- ^https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-07-17-9407170088-story.html
- ^https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/nov/04/station-casino-st-charles-closes-riverboat-to-expa/
- ^https://www.bestuscasinos.org/review/ameristar-st-charles/
- ^https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/shuffling-the-deck-billion-deal-will-change-ownership-of-several/article_493e8fdd-3fca-5411-9da1-bf2fbd3ba996.html