[Chevy454]

Ok, got the scoop from a buddy here in town who is a connoisseur on Midwest casinos...just down the river a tad from the arch, at the I70 river crossing on the Illinois side, is the Casino Queen...just up from the arch, on the Missouri side of the river, is the President Casino...and then across town in Maryland Heights, on the Missouri river, is Harrah's...and back on the Illinois side, but up the river from all of these is the Alton Belle. According to him, Harrah's is the nicest of the 4...said the Casino Queen is like walking into a smoke shack...but the ballbuster about Harrah's is that it's in Missouri, which means you've got to mess with some kind of "Rewards card", and you can't use chips to pay for drinks (only cash), and most importantly drinks aren't free...all of this is negated in the Illinois casinos, but the Illinois boats aren't as new.