Willy & Jose’s Cantina at the Ameristar KC has a happy hour from 4 to 6 on Mondays through Thursdays. And with 140,000 square feet of casino space, Ameristar is larger than many of the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. The two levels of gaming are beautiful, with an ornate, Victorian décor. This equates to just a 15 to 25 minute drive most times. (Ameristar Casino Hotel (Red Star) * Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa (Brown) * Harrah’s Kansas City (Purple) * Hollywood Casino (Black) * Bally’s Kansas City (Green) * 7th Street Casino (Blue)) Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas Cityīy far the largest of the KC-area casinos, the Ameristar is 8 ½ miles northeast of downtown Kansas City. Three have nice hotels attached, along with a variety of restaurants, showrooms, along with many of the amenities you would find at Las Vegas resorts.Ī sixth casino is a small Indian-run slots-only casino in Kansas City, Kansas. You have to be 21 or older to play here.Īll but one are set on the banks of the Missouri River, and all 5 of these main casinos are clean, spacious, with all the usual games. We’ll break these down in more detail below, but overall, five of the six are what you’d consider to be nice, traditional casinos – ones with regular slot machines, table games like craps, roulette, blackjack, etc. The area’s six casinos are all within a ½ hour drive of downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
Inside the Ameristar – one of 6 casinos in the Kansas City area
