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KANSAS CITY BLACKJACK REPORT
by JPB
JPB has been playing blackjack and counting cards part-time since 1996. He plays throughout the country but primarily in Missouri. He has been a Green Chip member of BJ21.com for four years and one-time winner of the Post-of-the-Month. JPB is a professional engineer with three engineering degrees and works as a consulting engineer.
The observation of casino conditions was done in June 2012. Casinos visited include:
Hollywood
Argosy
Isle of Capri
Ameristar
Harrahs
It has been over a year since my last report on the Kansas City area casinos, and so an update seems warranted. Since my last report, the first new casino to the area was opened since the 1990s-Hollywood Casino in early 2012. What follows is an updated report on blackjack at the existing four Kansas City casinos, including the new Hollywood casino.
Logistics
The existing four casinos in the greater Kansas City area are Harrahs, Ameristar, Argosy, and Isle of Capri (they are all located on the Missouri side of the state line). The Kansas City, Missouri casinos are all located in the north part of the K.C. metro area and all within about 15 miles of each other. No two casinos are within three miles of each other so that casino hopping is possible, but a car is required to get from one casino to another casino.
The New Casino-Hollywood
The State of Kansas got tired of seeing gambling dollars go east to Missouri, and so around 2008–before the Great Recession–the State hatched plans for a casino on the West side of Kansas City, Kansas near the Kansas Speedway. When the economy tanked, there were serious concerns whether the casino would ever open, but finally in early 2012, Hollywood Casino opened and offered Kansas residents an option to play on the Kansas side. Hollywood Casino has the reputation as being one of the most hostile and intolerant casinos in the south to players with the audacity to have a rudimentary understanding of probability and use this knowledge while playing blackjack. Therefore, I was hoping this casino might be different, since it was a joint venture with the Kansas Lottery Commission and Hollywood, and the fact that this casino is in the 'Free State' (Kansas), so-called because specifically abolitionists before the Civil War established it.
So far, I am disappointed to see that the 'Free State' state appears to be less progressive than our neighboring rival Missouri-at least as far as rules to protect the blackjack player with an understanding of probability from being discriminated against.
In practice, there is not much difference between the card counter formally being 'told no more blackjack for you' and the casino taking countermeasures such as preferential shuffling, reducing table limits, and/or reduced penetration. These countermeasures can make it impossible for even the best card counter from gaining an advantage. Still, one of the features I like about the blackjack in Missouri (Kansas City being the second biggest market behind St. Louis) is that the Missouri Gaming Commission has explicit rules that prohibit the casino from barring or refusing to deal blackjack to a card counter. Even if the casino reduces the penetration to about 30% on a double-deck blackjack game, (a level where a card counter cannot gain an advantage over the house), I like the fact that it is my decision–not the casino making the decision for me–to not play blackjack.
I was unable to figure out if there are any regulations under the Kansas Gaming Commission related to card counting, despite my efforts to contact the Commission via email. And after waiting for the long-awaited casino to open in my home state, it appears my blackjack time at the Hollywood will be short...
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Kansas City Casinos
Cha-ching! A look at Kansas City’s Casino Scene
It doesn’t take Lady Luck to find a good time among Kansas City’s multiple casino options. All but two of KC’s six gambling establishments are riverboat casinos, hence the locally coined nickname “the boats.” Expect your fair share of Vegas-style embellishments—including fabulous dining and national entertainers—yet with the welcome addition of KC’s good ol’ fashioned Midwest hospitality. Feeling lucky? We’ll meet you at the boats!
Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City
By the Numbers:
- 142,000 square feet of gaming
- 2,900 slot and video poker machines
- 59 table games, including blackjack, craps, roulette, Let It Ride, Mini-Bac, EZ Pai Gow and Fortune Pai Gow Poker
- Betting allowed up to $10,000 on select table games
- 184-room hotel
- Nine restaurants
Originally called Station Casino when it opened in 1997, Ameristar took over in 2000 and has since grown it into one of the country’s largest casinos—and one of Kansas City’s most awarded. It was designated as the 2012 'Best Casino” by Ingram’s Magazine, the 2011 Kansas City Magazine’s “Best of Kansas City” readers’ poll and 2011 Best Casino in Home in the Northland Lifestyle magazine’s readers’ poll. It also was awarded Best Steakhouse, Best Buffet, Best Live Poker and Best Tournaments in the 2012 Casino Player Magazine’s “Best of Gaming” awards. With betting allowed up to $10k on select table games, this is the place to be for all you high rollers.
Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa
By the Numbers:
- 62,000 square feet of gaming
- 1,500 slot and video poker machines
- 32 table games, including craps, roulette and more
- 258-room hotel
- Five restaurants
Located just five minutes from downtown Kansas City, Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa was KC’s first riverboat casino. It opened in June 1994 and actually took guests for two-hour gambling cruises along the Missouri River. From 1996 to 2005, Argosy docked for good, and underwent a number of multimillion-dollar renovations, doubling the size of the gaming floor, adding the 258-room luxury hotel, spa and meeting space—not to mention earning a few architectural accolades along the way.
Harrah’s Casino and Hotel
By the Numbers:
- 63,300 square feet of gaming
- 1,400 slot and video poker machines
- 47 table games, including the only World Series of Poker room in Kansas City
- 392-room hotel with 69 suites
- Four restaurants
- Home of the VooDoo Lounge concert venue and nightclub
Harrah’s holds two big distinctions among Kansas Citians. For starters, it was the second-ever riverboat casino in town. And if that’s not enough to pull you in already, wait till you hit the Voodoo Lounge. From the area’s hottest DJs to national touring rock bands and more, VIP treatment and fun abounds.
Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway
By the Numbers:
- 100,000 square feet of gaming
- 2,000 slot machines
- 52 table games
- Five restaurants
What’s this? The area’s first land-based casino! (And it just so happens to be in Kansas, if you’re paying attention.) Instead of overlooking the beautiful Missouri River, the Hollywood sits next to the Kansas Speedway, with views of every turn. Also located next to the popular Legends shopping center, you’ll find plenty of activities, dining and places to stay to keep you entertained—including Cabela’s and Nebraska Furniture Mart. What better way to spend your winnings?
Isle of Capri Casino
By the Numbers:
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- 38,000 square feet of gaming
- 1,260 slot and video poker machines
- 40 of the latest table games, including roulette, craps, blackjack, as well as 8 additional live poker tables
- Four restaurants
- 2,932 square feet of event space
Kansas City’s most “modest” casino—as far as size goes, anyway—is located just a few minutes from the downtown area. Isle of Capri Casino offers all the slots, poker machines and table games you can ask for—including eight live poker tables for you six-card and Texas hold ‘em fanatics.
7th Street Casino
By the Numbers:
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- 20,000 square feet
- Three levels
- 600 slot machines
- Two restaurants
While far from being the largest casino in KC, this Kansas-side gem is unique in a number of other ways. 7th Street Casino is operated by the Wyandotte Nation—a tribe that once made its home in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Located in the heart of KCK, it occupies a former Shrine building which also happens to be across the street from the historic Huron Cemetery, a Native American burial ground. By virtue of the building’s historic nature, the atmosphere has a way of harkening back to Kansas City’s rowdy early 20th-century reputation.
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