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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]
List of casinos in United States territories; Casino City Area Territory District Type Comments Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino: San Jose: Northern Mariana Islands: Tinian: Land-based
[2] [3] The merger raised antitrust concerns because Penn National, which already owned Casino Rouge, would gain a monopoly on casinos in Baton Rouge. [4] In order to expedite approval for the merger from federal and state regulators, Penn National put the Argosy Baton Rouge up for sale. [5] Columbia Sussex agreed to buy the property for $150 ...
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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 ]
In 2017, the casino moved from its original riverboat into a land-based facility. The property was rebranded as Bally's Evansville in 2021. The main entertainment facility consists of a 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m 2 ) casino [ 1 ] with 940 slot games, 28 live and electronic table games, Bally Bet Sportsbook, and a High Limit Room.
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 ...