Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City

What Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City does

Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City is a gaming and hospitality property located at 3200 North Ameristar Drive in Kansas City, Missouri, owned and operated by Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD), a publicly traded regional casino operator. The property functions as a 24-hour integrated resort combining a casino floor, hotel, multiple dining venues, live entertainment, and meeting/event facilities. Its gaming offering includes slot machines, video poker, traditional table games, a dedicated high-limit table games area, a baccarat pit, a jackpot lounge, and a Fanatics Sportsbook for sports betting. The hotel component includes standard rooms and suites branded as "player mini suites" designed to retain gaming customers overnight, with online booking supported through the property website and Boyd Rewards mobile app.

The business operates five primary revenue streams: casino gaming, hotel accommodations, food and beverage (anchored by the Great Plains Cattle Company steakhouse), ticketed entertainment at the Star Pavilion venue, and meetings/events (Prairie Room and dedicated group sales for corporate meetings, conventions, and weddings). The go-to-market model is direct-to-consumer, relying on walk-in traffic to the physical property as the primary acquisition channel, supplemented by online hotel booking and a group sales function. Pricing is transaction-based for gaming and dining, per-stay for hotel rooms, and includes subscription-style loyalty benefits through the Boyd Rewards program, which offers Best Rate Tier Benefit pricing to loyalty members.

The property is integrated into Boyd Gaming's broader corporate infrastructure, including cross-property loyalty, mobile applications (Boyd Rewards and Boyd Sports), and centralized marketing across Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, email, and the corporate website. It has extended into digital gaming via Stardust Social Casino, a social casino platform offering over 200 slot machines, video poker, and table games. Operations are conducted under Missouri gaming regulation, which functions as a structural barrier to new market entrants and shapes competitive dynamics in the Kansas City regional market.

Name

Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City

Legal name

Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City

Website

https://ameristarkansascity.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City is a 24-hour casino hotel property in Kansas City, Missouri, operated by Boyd Gaming Corporation, offering gaming, hotel accommodations, dining, live entertainment, and event facilities to regional patrons and group clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casino Hotel & Gaming Hospitality

NAICS

Casino Hotels (72112), Gambling Industries (7132)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAGAJAB

Urban Casino Hotels

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Casino Hotels

SECONDARYMPAEAAAI

Casino Food, Beverage & Nightlife Operations

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gambling, Betting & Casinos/Casino Operations (Land-Based)

Keywords

• Casino gaming services
• Hotel accommodations
• Live entertainment venue
• Sports betting facility
• Meeting event spaces

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Casino Gaming: Revenue from slot machines, video poker, and table games including baccarat, with 24-hour gaming operations.
2. Hotel Accommodations: Hotel rooms and suites with Best Rate Tier Benefit for loyalty program members.
3. Food and Beverage: On-site restaurants including Great Plains Cattle Company steakhouse and other dining venues.
4. Entertainment: Live entertainment at Star Pavilion venue, ticketed events and shows.
5. Meetings and Events: Group sales for meetings, conventions, and weddings with dedicated event facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City operates an integrated 24-hour gaming and hospitality property offering slot machines, video poker, table games (including baccarat and high-limit areas), and a Fanatics Sportsbook for sports betting. The property also provides hotel rooms and suites, multiple dining venues including the Great Plains Cattle Company steakhouse, live entertainment at the Star Pavilion, and dedicated meeting/event facilities for corporate and group bookings.

Product overview

Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City is a gaming and hospitality property operated by Boyd Gaming, offering an integrated platform of casino gaming, hotel accommodations, dining, and entertainment services. The core gaming products include 24-hour slot machines, video poker, table games, high-limit gaming areas, baccarat, and a Fanatics Sportsbook. Hotel services feature rooms and suites with the property described as 'steps away from excitement.' Dining venues include Great Plains Cattle Company steakhouse. Entertainment offerings span the Star Pavilion concert venue and Prairie Room event space. The loyalty program Boyd Rewards enables guests to earn and redeem points across Boyd Gaming properties. A digital extension exists through Stardust Social Casino, a social gaming platform with over 200 slot machines and table games. Meeting and event planning services support corporate and group bookings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boyd Rewards: Boyd Gaming's premier loyalty program offered at Ameristar Kansas City

Products and services

• Slots & Video Poker
• Table Games
• High Limit Table Games Area
• Baccarat Pit
• Fanatics Sportsbook
• Hotel Rooms & Suites
• Star Pavilion
• Meeting Facilities (Prairie Room)
• Great Plains Cattle Company
• Group Reservations
• Meeting & Event Planning Services
• Boyd Rewards Loyalty Program
• Stardust Social Casino

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Boyd GamingcoreOthersBoyd Gaming Corporation is the parent company and operator of Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City. The property operates under the Boyd Rewards loyalty program and corporate marketing infrastructure.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stardust Social Casino: Boyd Gaming-operated social casino digital platform with 200+ slots and table games. Directly linked to Ameristar KC via shared ownership and digital extension of the brand, enabling cross-channel customer engagement.
• MGM Resorts International: Diversified global gaming and hospitality operator with regional U.S. properties. Comparable integrated resort business model and loyalty (MGM Rewards) framework; a broader incumbent competitor rather than a direct Kansas City peer.
• Caesars Entertainment: Major publicly traded casino operator running Harrah's North Kansas City among dozens of properties nationwide. Comparable integrated resort offering, larger scale, and Caesars Rewards loyalty network analogous to Boyd Rewards.
• Penn Entertainment: Large publicly traded regional casino operator with multiple properties including Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway. Comparable business model and regional gaming footprint to Boyd Gaming's Ameristar KC.

Direct peers

• Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway: Penn Entertainment-owned casino hotel adjacent to Kansas Speedway, offering slots, table games, sportsbook, hotel, and F&B. Direct competitor within the same Kansas City regional gaming market.
• Lady Luck Casino (formerly Isle of Capri) — Kansas City / Boonville: Regional casino property operating in Missouri under the Lady Luck brand, offering comparable gaming and entertainment. Competes for Missouri-based gaming customers in adjacent geographies.
• Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa: Another Boyd Gaming-owned casino hotel property (Michigan City, Indiana) operating with the same Boyd Rewards loyalty platform and similar integrated gaming/lodging/F&B model. Same operator, directly comparable business model.
• Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa: A competing casino hotel also located in the Kansas City, Missouri market, offering similar gaming, hotel, and F&B amenities. Directly competes with Ameristar KC for the same regional patron base.
• Bally's Kansas City Casino: Bally's-operated casino in the Kansas City market providing gaming and entertainment. Competitor for the same Midwestern gaming patron pool, although without the same scale of integrated lodging as Ameristar KC.
• Harrah's North Kansas City Casino & Hotel: Caesars Entertainment-operated casino hotel in the Kansas City metro, providing comparable gaming, lodging, dining, and entertainment. Head-to-head competitor for both casual and loyalty-program-driven players.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AmeristarKC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNP35JV_OP-if48VQ83wOIw
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ameristar.Casino.KC
• Instagraminstagram.com/AmeristarKC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ameristar-casino-hotel-kansas-city

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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