The Casino Queen Illinois is a casino in East St. Louis, Illinois, across the Mississippi River from the Gateway Arch. The casino is next to the Eads Bridge leading into downtown St. Louis. It is also near the East Riverfront station on the Red and Blue Lines of the MetroLink rail system.
The Casino Queen Illinois is one of the state's oldest casinos, operating since 1993. You'll find about 38,000 square feet of gaming space at this casino.
Sports Wagering At the Casino Queen Illinois
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Bet on your favorite sporting events at the DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook. The sportsbook opens at 9 a.m. each day and provides wagering opportunities on all your favorite sports.
You can place bets at one of the sportsbook kiosks or the betting counter. You'll find monitors displaying the latest odds and lines for events in this area before you place your wager.
The sportsbook features bets on everything from football to baseball to soccer. You can place bets on professional and collegiate sports events, including Cardinals, Blues, Billikens, and Saint Louis FC matches.
The DraftKings sportsbook supports multiple bet types, including:
- Moneylines
- Point spreads
- Over/unders
- Futures
- Teasers
- Parlays
- Play and game prop bets
- Tri-bets; this is for soccer and other sports where a tie is possible
- Double results, or wagers betting on the halftime and full-time results
- Grand Salami bets involving the number of runs, points, or goals scored in one day among many games
Playing On the Go
You can also place bets on your favorite sports if you can't reach the Casino Queen Illinois. You can download the DraftKings Sportsbook app on your iOS or Android device and start placing bets anywhere in Illinois.
The DraftKings online sportsbook app supports live in-game wagering. You can also find Odds Boosts that pay out more for successful bets.
Exploring the Casino Floor
Get ready to experience the thrills on the casino floor at the Casino Queen Illinois. The casino is open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day.
Slots and Video Poker
You'll find about a thousand slots and video poker machines to choose from on the casino floor. Casino Queen has penny, nickel, and dollar slots, plus progressive slots supporting bets up to $5. There's also a private area for high-limit machines on the casino floor.
You'll find all your favorite slots at the Casino Queen, including the Wonder 4 and Lightning Link games. The progressive jackpots are always rising throughout the casino, with some worth tens of thousands of dollars. The Casino Queen has given out more than $30 million in jackpot payouts as of September 2020.
As for video poker, you'll find machines in many denominations. These include machines with bets from one nickel to $5 per hand.
Table Games
The table games at the Casino Queen Illinois include some of the most entertaining you'll find at a gaming hall. You'll enjoy such games as:
- Blackjack
- Baccarat
- Three-card poker
- Ultimate Texas Hold'em
- Roulette
- Craps
You can reserve a roulette or blackjack table for a special event. 29 palms california news. It doesn't cost extra for you to reserve a table for any occasion, from a birthday party to an anniversary or any other outstanding event.
Earn Rewards With the Queen's Club
You'll love earning free rewards as a member of the Queen's Club. It's free to sign up for a Queen's Club membership, plus you'll enjoy great benefits for being a member.
You'll earn reward points and tier points when you play games throughout the casino. You will collect Queen's Cash as you plan, which can be redeemed at the Casino Queen Illinois. You can spend $1 in Queen's Cash to get $1 in free slot play or $2 in dining.
Your tier points will dictate the special benefits you'll receive as a Queen's Club member. You will earn these alongside your Queen's Cash. Five tier levels provide various rewards, including:
- Free valet parking
- Invitations to tournaments and other casino events
- VIP Lounge access
- Priority reservations at the hotel
- Tickets to local sporting and entertainment events
FAQs
The three-card poker game at the Casino Queen Illinois features the 6 Card Bonus side bet. What does this feature entail?
The 6 Card Bonus side bet entails your three cards and the dealer's three cards combining to form a poker hand. Five of those cards will dictate a specific poker hand. You will win if you get three of a kind or higher on your hand. You can win the jackpot if you get a royal flush.
How does the Grand Salami bet work at the sportsbook?
DraftKings offers a Grand Salami wager at the sportsbook. You will bet on a total number of events happening during a select collection of games. For example, you could wager on how many goals will be scored in five soccer matches in the same league during one day, or you could wager on how many runs will be scored in eight baseball games on that same day.
You can place bets at one of the sportsbook kiosks or the betting counter. You'll find monitors displaying the latest odds and lines for events in this area before you place your wager.
The sportsbook features bets on everything from football to baseball to soccer. You can place bets on professional and collegiate sports events, including Cardinals, Blues, Billikens, and Saint Louis FC matches.
The DraftKings sportsbook supports multiple bet types, including:
- Moneylines
- Point spreads
- Over/unders
- Futures
- Teasers
- Parlays
- Play and game prop bets
- Tri-bets; this is for soccer and other sports where a tie is possible
- Double results, or wagers betting on the halftime and full-time results
- Grand Salami bets involving the number of runs, points, or goals scored in one day among many games
Playing On the Go
You can also place bets on your favorite sports if you can't reach the Casino Queen Illinois. You can download the DraftKings Sportsbook app on your iOS or Android device and start placing bets anywhere in Illinois.
The DraftKings online sportsbook app supports live in-game wagering. You can also find Odds Boosts that pay out more for successful bets.
Exploring the Casino Floor
Get ready to experience the thrills on the casino floor at the Casino Queen Illinois. The casino is open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day.
Slots and Video Poker
You'll find about a thousand slots and video poker machines to choose from on the casino floor. Casino Queen has penny, nickel, and dollar slots, plus progressive slots supporting bets up to $5. There's also a private area for high-limit machines on the casino floor.
You'll find all your favorite slots at the Casino Queen, including the Wonder 4 and Lightning Link games. The progressive jackpots are always rising throughout the casino, with some worth tens of thousands of dollars. The Casino Queen has given out more than $30 million in jackpot payouts as of September 2020.
As for video poker, you'll find machines in many denominations. These include machines with bets from one nickel to $5 per hand.
Table Games
The table games at the Casino Queen Illinois include some of the most entertaining you'll find at a gaming hall. You'll enjoy such games as:
- Blackjack
- Baccarat
- Three-card poker
- Ultimate Texas Hold'em
- Roulette
- Craps
You can reserve a roulette or blackjack table for a special event. 29 palms california news. It doesn't cost extra for you to reserve a table for any occasion, from a birthday party to an anniversary or any other outstanding event.
Earn Rewards With the Queen's Club
You'll love earning free rewards as a member of the Queen's Club. It's free to sign up for a Queen's Club membership, plus you'll enjoy great benefits for being a member.
You'll earn reward points and tier points when you play games throughout the casino. You will collect Queen's Cash as you plan, which can be redeemed at the Casino Queen Illinois. You can spend $1 in Queen's Cash to get $1 in free slot play or $2 in dining.
Your tier points will dictate the special benefits you'll receive as a Queen's Club member. You will earn these alongside your Queen's Cash. Five tier levels provide various rewards, including:
- Free valet parking
- Invitations to tournaments and other casino events
- VIP Lounge access
- Priority reservations at the hotel
- Tickets to local sporting and entertainment events
FAQs
The three-card poker game at the Casino Queen Illinois features the 6 Card Bonus side bet. What does this feature entail?
The 6 Card Bonus side bet entails your three cards and the dealer's three cards combining to form a poker hand. Five of those cards will dictate a specific poker hand. You will win if you get three of a kind or higher on your hand. You can win the jackpot if you get a royal flush.
How does the Grand Salami bet work at the sportsbook?
DraftKings offers a Grand Salami wager at the sportsbook. You will bet on a total number of events happening during a select collection of games. For example, you could wager on how many goals will be scored in five soccer matches in the same league during one day, or you could wager on how many runs will be scored in eight baseball games on that same day.
All games or other associated events must be completed for a bet to stand. Any events whose results were decided before a match was abandoned will still count.
The online sportsbook app features live wagering. Is live wagering also available in the sportsbook area?
Live wagering is available on various sports events. The lines for games will change based on how much time is left and the current score. You can place a bet on the result based on the new lines.
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What Is the Bet of the Day at the sportsbook?
The Bet of the Day is a wagering feature that entails two or more outcomes combined in one wager with higher odds. The promotion entails a higher payout, but it may also involve tougher odds for winning. You will be paid out for a successful Bet of the Day wager if both events in that bet finish.
How long will my Queen's Club rewards be good for?
Your Queen's Club rewards will expire after thirteen months of being inactive.
| Casino Queen | |
|---|---|
| Location | East St. Louis, Illinois |
| Address | 2000 S Front St |
| Opening date | June 23, 1993 |
| Total gaming space | 38,000 sq ft (3,500 m2) |
| Casino type | Riverboat |
| Owner | Gaming and Leisure Properties |
| Operating license holder | Employee-owned management company |
| Coordinates | 38°37′33″N90°10′34″W / 38.62583°N 90.17611°W |
| Website | CasinoQueen.com |
The Casino Queen is a riverboat casino located near the Mississippi River in East St. Louis, Illinois, just across the river from downtown St. Louis. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by an employee-owned management company.
History[edit]
Illinois enacted a riverboat casino law in 1990 authorizing licenses for ten casinos to open around the state.[1] One of the licenses was guaranteed to East St. Louis, in an effort to help the financially troubled city.[2][3] The group that would ultimately open the Casino Queen, led by real estate developer Bill Koman, submitted its proposal to the Illinois Gaming Board in January 1992.[4] With no other proposals before the board, Koman's group was awarded the license in May 1992.[5]
The Casino Queen opened on June 23, 1993.[6] It was viewed positively by most city officials and residents, as the struggling city desperately needed both a revenue source and employment opportunities for its residents.[7] Casino Queen originally operated on a boat called the White Star One.
Construction of a hotel began in 1998.[8] The 157-room hotel, built at a cost of $15 million, opened in January 2000.[9]
Changed regulations led to the casino to be moved inland, but still built above a shallow pit of water, in 2007. The move also allowed the casino to add 10,000 additional square feet of gaming space. In 2014, the White Star One was auctioned off and sold for $600,000.[10] Casino Queen has generated over $160 million for the city of East St. Louis between 1993 and 2009.[11]
In 2012, Koman and his partners sold the Casino Queen for $170 million to a newly formed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), which would steer the casino's profits into the retirement accounts of participating employees.[12] In 2014, to pay down debt taken on to finance the purchase, the ESOP sold the real estate of the Casino Queen to Gaming and Leisure Properties for $140 million, leasing it back for $14 million per year.[13][14]
In 2020, the casino struck a deal with sports betting provider DraftKings to rebrand the property as DraftKings at Casino Queen.[15] As part of the rebranding, Sevens sports bar will be gutted and re-built as a full sportsbook, and the casino will be integrated into DraftKings' mobile betting app.[15]
Property information[edit]
The casino includes both 1,100 slots and 34 table games in its 38,000 square feet of gaming space.[16] Per Illinois law and unlike neighboring Missouri casinos, it is not open 24 hours a day.[17]
Dining options include: the Market Street Buffet, Prime Steakhouse, Sevens, and Deli & Chips.
Both a hotel and an RV Park are located on the Casino Queen property.
References[edit]
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- ^Robert Kelly (February 8, 1990). 'Dice to be rollin' on the river'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch – via NewsBank.
- ^Kathleen Best (September 11, 1990). 'East side casino assured: E. St. Louis wins right to riverboat'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch – via NewsBank.
- ^Lynn Sweet (July 3, 1990). '10 vie for 5 riverboat gambling licenses'. Chicago Sun-Times – via NewsBank.
- ^'William Koman seeks license for casino boat in E. St. Louis'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 3, 1992 – via NewsBank.
- ^Patrick E. Gauen (May 15, 1992). 'Illinois backs casino at E. St. Louis site'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch – via NewsBank.
- ^Margaret Gillerman (June 24, 1993). 'Casino Queen, a city's dreamboat, sails at last'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch – via NewsBank.
- ^Brett Pulley (21 July 1998). 'Casino Changes the Fortune Of a Hard-Luck Illinois City'. The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^'Mayor says hotel signals renewal of East St. Louis'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 18, 1998 – via NewsBank.
- ^Denise Hollinshed (January 4, 2000). 'New hotel at Casino Queen opens for business with views of St. Louis skyline'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch – via NewsBank.
- ^Robert Patrick (4 April 2014). 'Old Casino Queen yields $600,000 at auction'. St Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^'Gambling on the future of East St Louis'. Lindenwood University. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^Tim Logan (December 28, 2012). 'Employee-owners hope to reverse Casino Queen's fortunes'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^Lisa Brown (December 10, 2013). 'REIT buying Casino Queen real estate for $140 million'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^'Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. closes acquisition of the real estate assets related to the Casino Queen in East St. Louis for $140 million' (Press release). Gaming and Leisure Properties. January 23, 2014. Retrieved 2020-07-26 – via GlobeNewswire.
- ^ ab'In deal with sports wagering firm, Casino Queen rebrands as DraftKings at Casino Queen'. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 24, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^'Casino Queen'. Clayco. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^'IL Says Casino Queen Can't Stay Open 24 Hours'. St Louis Public Radio. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
See also[edit]
Casino Queen Hotel Illinois
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