Argosy Casino Alton

There is a good reason why this place is never first on anyone's list, second, or third, for a place to go and gamble or just hang it. They NEVER ever have loose machines, ever. The staff is very rude, they hang out in bunches and act like your in their way if you try to get by. Heaven forbid you go out to the smoke shacks. Thats another place they hang out huddled under the heaters or in front of the TV's. Food is not that great, takes a long time, and its either burnt or half cooked. The buffet is always stale, and as the other post says, bugs flying around. Do not waste the extra miles, and try your luck. You will loose, loose loose. I think St Louis should boycotte this little boat for a day. If they are so tight they can't loosen a machine up every now and then, lets so how they like it if no one ever goes for just one day. Pros: You can park close because no one is there Cons: You will loose all your money in less than an hour being there more

If you spend time on the Alton Belle and enjoy yourself your really should consider being a nursing home worker. You will be around the same kind of people, get use to oxygen masks and wheel chairs and toddering elderly. The place is dank and stuffy and depressing and aside from the elderly there is a handful of desperate looking scary people. I was there twice and hated it. It's like going to your grandpa's basement and playing a slot machine. Pros: it's close by Cons: dreary, depressing, very old gamers, stinks more

I guess my headline says it all. I totally understand that typical 'casino people' are heavy smokers and complaining about inhaling second hand smoke in a casino is like going to a bar and complaining about the drunks .... but .... this place takes the cake. The stench in the parking lot alone should be a warning. Also, be prepared to literally rub elbows with (the place is very congested and claustrophobic) the lowest class of people you can imagine. I'm talking beer chugging obese women in housedresses and slippers, local farmers still wearing their overalls, and of course the usual welfare recipients from 'da hood' who have no business whatsover blowing their rent money in a casino. Trust me, you have to see this place to believe it. more