Argosy Alton

Location: Alton
Year opened: 1991
Employees: 572
Visitors in 2008: 1.183 million
2008 total Illinois tax revenue generated: $19.2 million
2008 local share of tax revenue: $5.7 million

The local share of tax money from Argosy Alton has funded:

• $1 million a year street improvement program
• Development of Alton Riverfront and Alton Marina
• Construction of new Alton firehouse
• Construction of new Alton law enforcement facility
• Development of a "Rainy Day" fund
• Contribution to fund municipal vehicle replacement

The Argosy Alton charitable donations to the community include:

• Donations to Catholic Children's Home, an organization that cares for neglected and needy children
  
• Donations to Women's Oasis Center, a shelter for battered women and their families
• Donations to the Southwestern Illinois Chapter of the American Red Cross
• Donations to The Salvation Army
• Donations to the Crisis Food Center
• Donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association
• Donations to the March of Dimes
• Donations to UPC/Easter Seals
• Donations to the American Diabetes Association
• Donations to the Alton branch of the NAACP
• Received the Captains of the Riverbend Award from the Growth Association of Southwestern Illinois for Community Enhancement
  
• Donations to Southwest Illinois Division of United Way, which serves 200 agencies throughout the region
  

  
  

  "We have a lot of things happening in this city and it wouldn't be possible without the Argosy Alton Casino. It has been a godsend to our community with the loss of industry."
  -Former Alton Mayor Donald E. Sandidge

For more information on the Argosy Alton, visit www.argosycasinos.com.