River City Casino Pinnacle Entertainment won its bid to locate its casino, entertainment, and mixed commercial development on the Mississippi riverfront in the Lemay area of south St. This site was formerly occupied by National Lead Industries (NLI) and National Imaging & Mapping Agency (NIMA). Pinnacle owns River City Casino in Lemay, Missouri, south of downtown St. Louis, which will remain part of Penn; and Ameristar St. Charles, which Penn plans to sell to Boyd Gaming.
Pinnacle Entertainment's River City Casino (777 River City Casino, 888-578-7289) broke ground on a $82-million expansion project yesterday that is expected to create 350 new jobs during construction and 100 new jobs after the construction is complete in late 2013, KSDK reported.
The expansion plans include adding a 1,700-car garage parking garage, a 200-room hotel, and a 10,000-square-foot event center to the Lemay casino, which opened in 2010.
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At the announcement of the expansion in September, St. Louis county executive Charlie Dooley said, 'We have seen good jobs, new infrastructure and a renewed vitality in this area,' Dooley said. 'By delivering on River City's commitment to expand, Pinnacle is demonstrating they are good partners to St. Louis County and good neighbors in Lemay.'
Last week, the St. Louis Business Journal reported that River City Casino had the area's largest revenue jump for casinos in February compared to the same time last year with a revenue of $17.5 million last month, up 19 percent from $14.7 million during February 2011.
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Pinnacle Entertainment also owns Lumière Place Casino & Hotels downtown. Between River City and Lumiere Place, Pinnacle says it has invested about $1 billion in the St. Louis area.
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Click here for a list of job positions currently open at River City Casino.