Argosy Gaming Company Announces Completion of Exchange Offer for Its 7% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014

Argosy Gaming Company Announces Completion of Exchange Offer for
Its 7% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014 


ALTON, Ill., Aug. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Argosy Gaming Company
(NYSE:AGY) announced today the completion of its registered exchange offer for
all of its outstanding 7% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the "Old Notes").
 The exchange offer commenced on July 9, 2004 and expired by its terms at 5:00
p.m., New York City time, August 6, 2004.  In the exchange offer, Argosy
offered to exchange newly issued 7% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, which
have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "New
Notes"), for a like amount of the Old Notes.  As of the settlement today of all
transactions, Argosy has issued $350,000,000 principal amount of New Notes in
exchange for $350,000,000 principal amount of Old Notes validly tendered and
accepted in the exchange offer, representing 100% of the outstanding Old Notes.

Argosy Gaming Company is a leading owner and operator of casinos and related
entertainment and hotel facilities in the midwestern and southern United
States.  Argosy owns and operates the Alton Belle Casino in Alton, Illinois,
serving the St. Louis metropolitan market; the Argosy Casino- Riverside in
Missouri, serving the greater Kansas City metropolitan market; the Argosy
Casino-Baton Rouge in Louisiana; the Argosy Casino-Sioux City in Iowa; the
Argosy Casino-Lawrenceburg in Indiana, serving the Cincinnati and Dayton
metropolitan markets; and the Empress Casino Joliet in Illinois serving the
greater Chicagoland market. 

DATASOURCE: Argosy Gaming Company



CONTACT:  Erin Williams of Argosy Gaming Company, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.argosycasinos.com/ 

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