Century Casino Caruthersville, formerly Lady Luck Casino Caruthersville, is a

riverboat casino A riverboat casino is a type of casino on a riverboat found in several states in the United States with frontage on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, or along the Gulf Coast. Several states authorized this type of casino in order to en ...

and hotel in

Caruthersville, Missouri Caruthersville is a city in and the county seat of Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States, located along the Mississippi River in the Bootheel region of the state's far southeast. The population was 5,562, according to the 2020 census. Histo ...

. It is owned by

Vici Properties Vici Properties Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in casino properties, based in New York City. It was formed in 2017 as a spin-off from Caesars Entertainment Corporation as part of its bankruptcy reorganization. It owns ...

and operated by

Century Casinos Century Casinos, Inc. is a gaming company based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company operates ten casinos in Colorado, Missouri, West Virginia, and Alberta. It also operates casinos on four cruise ships for TUI Cruises. It owns a 67 percent ...

. The riverboat is named ''City of Caruthersville'' and is permanently docked at a site that also contains an enclosed pavilion that is used to host various events. In 2005, the casino generated $28 million in revenue and $7 million in profits.

History

The casino opened on April 28, 1995 as Casino Aztar. It was built by Aztar Corp. at a cost of $55 million. Aztar was acquired by

Columbia Sussex Columbia Sussex is a privately owned hotel company based in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. The company, owned by the Yung family, owns and operates hotels in various parts of the United States. The current president and founder is William J. Yung III. ...

in January 2007. Columbia Sussex, unable to obtain a casino license in the state, immediately put the property up for sale and threatened to close it down in order to preserve the takeover deal with Aztar. In 2007,

Isle of Capri Casinos Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. was a gaming company headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri in Greater St. Louis which operated casinos and associated entertainment and lodging facilities in the United States. It operated 15 casinos in seven states ...

purchased the casino from Columbia Sussex for about $45 million. Casino Aztar Caruthersville was re-branded Lady Luck Casino Caruthersville on June 10, 2008. Isle of Capri was acquired by

Eldorado Resorts Caesars Entertainment, Inc., formerly Eldorado Resorts, Inc., is an American hotel and casino entertainment company founded and based in Reno, Nevada that operates more than 50 properties. Eldorado Resorts acquired Caesars Entertainment Corporat ...

in 2017. In 2019, Eldorado sold the casino, along with two other properties, to Century Casinos and Vici Properties. Century bought the casino's operating business for $12 million, while Vici bought the land and buildings for $67 million and leased them to Century. Century stated that the casino would be renamed as Century Casino Caruthersville. Century purchased a neighboring two-story hotel building in 2021. The hotel was renovated and reopened in 2022 as The Farmstead, with 36 rooms.

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* {{official website, https://www.cnty.com/caruthersville, Century Casino Caruthersville Casinos in Missouri Riverboat casinos Buildings and structures in Pemiscot County, Missouri Tourist attractions in Pemiscot County, Missouri Casinos completed in 1995 1995 establishments in Missouri

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