The River City St Louis casino
may not have a definitive opening date, but you can bet
that when it does open to the public that it will likely
be well received by those planning to include the St.
Louis casinos in their visit. Pinnacle Entertainment
Inc., which is based in Las
Vegas, Nevada, broke ground on their River City hotel
and casino project in 2005 and hopes to have it up and
running by 2008 or early 2009. Pinnacle is also
working on another St Louis casino, Lumiere
Place, which they hope to have open by December 2007.
These two casinos will not only bring the state of Missouri
much in the way of added income, but will also help to
make St. Louis a prime gambling destination in the heart
of the Midwest.
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has casinos in Nevada,
Indiana and Louisiana,
and they also have a presence in Argentina, so it’s
safe to assume that they are on the up and up on the current
demands of the casino industry. The River City hotel
and casino will be located in the community of Lemay,
which lies at the south side of the city near the Mississippi
River. While there’s always a percentage of
detractors who don’t want a casino in their “backyard”,
the community of Lemay, on a whole, is excited about River
City and the added development that it will bring to the
area. The project will create thousands of jobs,
which helps to make it all the more well-received.
River City St Louis will be almost a city in and of itself,
complete with shopping, dining, entertainment and gaming
options that will make it a prime destination not only
reserved for gambling. The River City hotel and
spa will provide luxury to guests looking for the full
experience when looking for St Louis hotels. Pinnacle
is investing some $375 million into their River City project
with hopes to make it a “multi-faceted destination
resort” worthy of attracting scores of St. Louis
visitors.
St. Louis is definitely full of attractions,
some of the more notable being the
Gateway Arch, the Missouri
Botanical Gardens and the Budweiser
Brewery, but those who choose to stay at River City
in the future might find it hard to remove themselves
from the resort, as it will have enough on-premise activities
to keep them more than busy. Of course no visit
to St. Louis would be complete without including its most
famed attractions on your St. Louis itinerary, and staying
at River City only adds excitement to the mix. The
River City casino will be as complete as any other in
the area, with some 3,000 slot and poker machines and
numerous table games. When you’re not trying
your luck at the state-of-the-art casino, you can relax
and pamper yourself at the River City full-service spa.
As for dining, a list of casual and fine-dining establishments
will more than satisfy your tastes, and after dinner you
might consider taking in a movie at the River City multiplex
movie theater.
St. Louis is a big hockey town, so you can bet that locals, as well as visitors, will enjoy the River City St Louis indoor ice rink, where you can fine tune your skating skills. Visitors can also practice other sports at the additional athletic fields that will adjoin the River City St Louis casino and hotel, and bowlers can throw strikes at the unique boutique bowling alley. Whether you are taking advantage of all that the River City hotel and casino has to offer, or simply hanging out in the area, the new public park should make for a nice place to have a picnic and relax with friends and family. The slated hatch-shell entertainment venue will be a great place to enjoy music concerts, and inside the River City casino, it’s safe to assume that there will plenty more in the way of shows and exciting nightlife. When River City and Lumiere Place are finished, St. Louis will certainly be giving Las Vegas a run for its money.
