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In 2004, Argosy was acquired by Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment). In June 2009, Penn National unveiled a much larger riverboat with a passenger capacity of nearly 9,000 guests and 4,400 gaming positions. The new boat also marked the changeover from the Argosy name to Penn National's primary brand, Hollywood Casino.
Southern Indiana legislators introduced a bill to allow riverboat casinos on the Ohio River, which passed the House, [20] and was then expanded, with support from Gary lawmakers, to include boats on Lake Michigan, [21] which were seen as less controversial than land-based casinos. [22]
The casino opened on June 22, 1994 as the Argosy V, Kansas City's first riverboat casino. [1] In 1996, a land-based pavilion was built that included restaurants, bars, and a parking garage. In 2003, the casino was renovated and in 2005 a hotel was added to the property. [ 2 ]
Lawrenceburg is a city and the county seat of Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,129 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city in Dearborn County. [4] [5] Lawrenceburg is in southeast Indiana, on the Ohio River west of Cincinnati.
Part 1: IndyStar reporters tracked down millions of dollars that flowed from Rod Ratcliff’s casino empire to current and former officials.
A riverboat casino is a type of casino on a riverboat found in several states in the United States with frontage on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, or along the Gulf Coast. Several states authorized this type of casino in order to enable gambling but limit the areas where casinos could be constructed; it was a type of legal fiction ...
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Penn National Gaming acquired the Argosy Gaming Company in October 2005. On April 17, 2014, the Argosy was ordered to shut down by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission because of a violation in state law where the casino failed to partner with a local non-profit group. [2] The Iowa Supreme Court then ordered the casino to close by July 30, 2014.