It was replaced by a larger riverboat, the Alton Belle II, in 1993, and cruised for one hour to meet legal requirements. The Argosy opened in 1991 as a small riverboat casino named the Alton Belle owned by the Argosy Gaming Company and had 296 slot machines and 22 table games.

It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. JSTOR ( April 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ģ8★3′22″N 90☁1′10″W / 38.88944°N 90.18611°W / 38.88944 -90.18611Īrgosy Casino Alton is a riverboat casino located in Alton, Illinois, in the Greater St.If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.įind sources: 'Argosy Casino Alton' – news Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies and organizations.

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