Gaming in Kansas City

Gaming in Kansas City, Missouri; Las Vegas style Texas Hold-em Poker and Slots
By Joseph Patrick

Going to Kansas City? Kansas City calls itself the “City of Fountains” and with good reason. It has more fountains than any city except Rome, and talk about competing with European cities, KC ranks second only to Paris in the number of miles of its grand Boulevards.

Located near the geographical center of the country, you’ll find KC to be a surprisingly sophisticated and self-assured city. Though, no longer the “sin city” it once was, Kansas City offers adult entertainment in the form of big time casino gaming. Locals call the Casinos “boats” even though they are not boats and never move. You can play Las Vegas style games and slot machines at any of Kansas City’s four casino’s which are a short drive from, and very convenient to the downtown area.

Gaming in Kansas City, Missouri is not only big business it’s big fun. Don’t expect a rinky-dink, small-time operation. These Casinos are the real thing and almost rival anything found in Las Vegas. The major difference however, is in a Missouri Law that stipulates a maximum loss limit of $500 (per 2 hour session), per person. You can stay in the Casino as long as you want, you just can’t lose more than $500 in a session.

If slot machines are your passion, you’ll be in heaven. Each of the Casinos offers hundreds if not thousands of slots. You’ll find the standard reel type “one armed bandits” along with plenty of the new video slots. They come in all denominations from the very popular penny machines, to infrequently played $50 dollar machines. The majority of the slots in each of the casinos are now coinless. Winnings are dispensed via tickets, which can be placed in any other machine of your choice, redeemed at the cashier or cashed-in at kiosks throughout the casino floor.

In addition, all of the casinos offer video poker machines along with a full assortment of standard table games. Three of the casinos offer Live Poker rooms where you can play Texas Hold-em and other poker games against a table full of like minded players.