The documented figure is 1,500 slot machines
The casino on the Missouri River in Riverside, Missouri, just north of Kansas City, has a publicly published slot-machine count of 1,500. That figure appears alongside 62,000 square feet of gaming space and 37 table games in publicly published reference sources, and it describes a documented point in time rather than today's floor. Properties of this kind are reworked, expanded, and re-floored regularly, so the number a reader finds on a given visit may differ from the last published count.
The venue opened on June 22, 1994, as Kansas City's first riverboat casino under the name Argosy V. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. Ownership and branding of casino properties change through sales and rebrands, which is one more reason a slot count attached to any name should be read with a date in mind.
What the 1,500 figure describes
A slot-machine count is a snapshot of the gaming floor at the time a property's reference data was last compiled. It counts the physical units placed on the floor, but it does not by itself tell you how many are in service on a given day, how many are temporarily disabled, or how the floor is arranged between denominations and cabinet styles. The number is a capacity figure, not an operating status.
The same source that records 1,500 slot machines also records 62,000 square feet of gaming space and 37 table games. Those three figures together give a reader a sense of the floor's scale: a large slot base relative to a modest table-game count, which is a common profile for a riverboat property that draws a regional drive-in crowd. None of the three numbers should be read as a promise about what any single visit will show.
Why the number changes between sources and over time
Casino floors are not static. Machines are rotated out as leases end, cabinets are upgraded, sections are reconfigured, and regulatory approvals can move units on or off the floor. A count published in one year can be stale by the next, and two reputable sources can disagree simply because they recorded their counts at different times.
There is also a definitional question at the edges. Some properties count electronic table games inside the slot figure, while others list them separately. Some counts include units in a high-limit room and some do not. Without knowing the exact counting convention used by the source that produced the 1,500 figure, a reader should treat the number as a reasonable, documented approximation of the floor's scale rather than a precise inventory.
How the Riverside figure compares in structure
The table below lays out the three documented facility figures for the Riverside property side by side. It does not rank the venue against any other casino, because no comparison figures for other venues are available in this article's reference set, and because cross-venue comparisons are unreliable when counting conventions differ.
| Facility field | Documented figure | What the figure excludes |
|---|---|---|
| Slot machines | 1,500 | Electronic table games, if counted separately; units off the floor for service |
| Gaming space | 62,000 square feet | Non-gaming areas such as restaurants, hotel rooms, and back-of-house space |
| Table games | 37 | Poker-room tables, if counted separately; electronic table games |
The gaming-space figure is the trickiest of the three for comparisons. A casino's gaming square footage is not the same as its total building square footage, and properties do not always draw the line in the same place. One venue may count only the main casino floor, while another includes adjacent high-limit rooms or a poker room. That is why a reader should not treat gaming square footage as a proxy for the building's overall size.
Where the venue sits and how to place it
The casino is a riverboat located on the Missouri River in Riverside, Missouri, just north of Kansas City. That fixed position is the most stable fact about the property, more stable than any count of machines or tables. A reader planning a visit can anchor their expectations to the location and use the slot count as a secondary, dated detail.
This article does not publish road mileage or driving times. Straight-line distance is always shorter than the road route a visitor travels, and the difference depends on bridges, river crossings, and local road layout. A reader who wants a driving distance should measure from their own starting point using a mapping tool, not from any figure printed here.
What to confirm before you go
The slot count, table-game count, and gaming square footage are all subject to revision as the property is reconfigured. The venue's own published materials and guest services desk hold the current floor information, and a reader who wants to know exactly how many machines are in service on a particular day should ask the property directly rather than rely on any third-party count.
Before travelling, a reader should also confirm the property's current operating status and any access requirements. The article's reference sources do not include current hours, entry policies, or any live operational detail, and those things change without notice. The property's own contact page and published hours page are the authoritative channels for that information.
FAQ
Is the 1,500 slot figure still accurate today?
The 1,500 figure is a documented count from publicly published reference sources and describes a point in time, not a live inventory. Casino floors are reconfigured regularly, machines are rotated, and counts go stale. The current in-service number should be confirmed with the property itself before a visit.
Does the slot count include electronic table games?
The published source does not specify whether electronic table games are inside the 1,500 figure or counted separately. Counting conventions vary between properties and between sources, which is one reason cross-venue slot comparisons can mislead. A reader who needs the breakdown should ask the property's gaming-floor staff.
How big is the casino overall?
The documented gaming space is 62,000 square feet, but that is gaming floor only and excludes restaurants, back-of-house areas, and any non-gaming space. The total building footprint is not published in this article's reference set, and gaming square footage should not be read as the building's full size.
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