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The popular Ameristar brand of casino resort properties is now seven-strong, thanks to the addition of Ameristar St. Charles in St. Charles, Missouri. This, the newest of the big Midwestern casinos run by Ameristar, is aimed at the St. Louis metropolitan area and its 3 million people. y3p3t

St. Charles, Missouri is just 20 miles up Interstate 70 from downtown St. Louis. An easy drive from the nearby college town of Columbia (and its tens of thousands of potential casino customers) and several medium-sized population centers, Ameristar selected this location because of its natural status as a hub between lots of pockets of a varied and gambling-friendly population.

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The largest of the existing Ameristar properties, the St. Charles branch is currently the largest casino floor in the American Midwest. At just over 130,000 square feet, there is room for more than 2,600 slot and video poker games. A live poker room can host as many as twenty tables at a time, and big tournaments are a regular occurrence. The fact that the floor can also host 100 different live dealer table games is almost obscene for this part of the country.

Between the eateries on the gaming floor and inside the attached hotel property, a dozen different venues for eating and drinking exist on-site at Ameristar St. Charles. Here are details on the ones most relevant to gamblers’ interests.

• Amerisports Bar & Grill – A standard American-style sports bar with two-dozen screens showing live sports.
• Pearl’s Oyster Bar – Seafood in a casual atmosphere, open between the hours of noon and 2 AM year-round.
• Landmark Buffet – Styled after the buffets in the big casinos on the East and West Coasts, Landmark Buffet has a rotating schedule of cuisines, and serves a breakfast buffet between 7 AM and noon five days a week.
• The Bakery – A coffee shop that also specializes in baked goods, The Bakery is available between the hours of 5 AM and 2 AM 7 days a week.

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