Argosy Casino Alton 6d61d
The Argosy Casino Alton is in Alton, Illinois. Alton is in a funny place, about fifteen miles up the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri, in a broad bend in that famous river’s serpent-like shape. Alton is so close to the metro St. Louis area, it is often considered part of East St. Louis for census and mapping purposes. 5jo3w
The Argosy Casino Alton is designed to take advantage of differences in rules between Illinois gambling venues and those in Missouri. Since much of St. Louis is in Missouri, where gambling laws are tighter, many citizens flock to sites like the Argosy (which is technically in Illinois and follows different rules) to do their weekend slot play or casino buffet gorging.
Alton
IL
62002
USA
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The Argosy Casino is really just a 10,000 square foot slot and video poker casino, which is not a bad thing, especially when you consider the gaming tastes of the people in the area. A few table games are open, playing host to blackjack, roulette, and craps, and there is a live poker room open from 4 PM to 2 AM every day, but most of the action is concentrated on gaming machines.
- Blackjack
- Craps
- Mississippi Stud Poker
- Roulette
- Slots
- Three Card Poker
Two restaurants are available on-site at The Argosy – the Argosy Grille is the more formal of the two, with decent table cloths and quiet conversation to compliment a traditional American-style casual menu. The other is a glorified snack bar near the casino floor that’s open 24 hours and serves coffee around the clock for a convenient pick me up.
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An attached truck stop sells fuels as well as light snacks, prepackaged foods, drinks, and other travel items. There’s a famously-clean bathroom at this truck stop that also has showers available to rent, mostly for long-haul truckers but probably not a bad idea for a gambler after a good stretch of time in front of a slot machine.