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Ameristar Casinos in Kansas City and Suburban St. Louis Now Operating With No Loss Limit or Player Identification Card Requirement LAS VEGAS, NV--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 7, 2008 -- In compliance with an order issued earlier
today by the Missouri Gaming Commission, guests at Ameristar
Casino Hotel
Spa in St. Charles and Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas
City may now buy in
for more than $500 at any time and are no longer required
to obtain player
identification cards before entering the casino floor.
"Although we didn't expect the Gaming Commission's order to come quite so quickly, we're obviously pleased by its swift action," said Gordon Kanofsky, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (NasdaqGS:ASCA - News). "Team Members at both of our Missouri properties have been working diligently to make the operational changes necessary to allow guests to enter the casino without the inconvenience of obtaining and displaying a player identification card and to enable them to gamble amounts they are comfortable wagering." In addition to removing the loss limit and player identification card requirement, the commission's order immediately increases the tax rate Missouri casinos pay to the state from 20 percent to 21 percent. All additional revenues are specifically earmarked for the state's educational system, which is projected to receive more than $100 million annually from the change. Although Guests will still need to use either an Ameristar Star Awards player's card or a newly instituted "casino entry card," identification is not required to obtain a casino entry card. Either card may be obtained at Star Awards counters near the entrance of the casinos. Guests who appear younger than 30 will be asked for identification to ensure they meet the state's casino entrance minimum age requirement of 21. About Ameristar Ameristar Casinos, Inc. is a leading Las Vegas-based gaming and entertainment company known for its premier properties characterized by innovative architecture, state-of-the-art casino floors and superior dining, lodging and entertainment offerings. Ameristar's focus on the total entertainment experience and the highest quality guest service has earned it leading market share positions in the markets in which it operates. Founded in 1954 in Jackpot, Nev., Ameristar has been a public company since November 1993. The Company has a portfolio of eight casinos in seven markets: Ameristar Casino Resort Spa in St. Charles (greater St. Louis); Ameristar Kansas City; Ameristar Council Bluffs (Omaha, Neb. and southwestern Iowa); Ameristar Vicksburg (Jackson, Miss. and Monroe, La.); Ameristar Casino Hotel in East Chicago (Chicagoland area); Ameristar Black Hawk (Denver metropolitan area); and Cactus Petes and The Horseshu in Jackpot, Nev. (Idaho and the Pacific Northwest). Visit Ameristar Casinos' web site at www.ameristar.com (which shall not be deemed to be incorporated in or a part of this news release). Image Available: http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=870327 Contact: Contacts:
Rebecca Theim
Communications Director
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
(702) 545-7484 (cell)
Mike Knopfel
PR Manager
Ameristar Casino Hotel Spa St. Charles
314-239-5056 (cell)
Roxann Kinkade
PR Manager
Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City
816-719-9494 (cell)
Source: Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
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