Ameristar Casino: 27 animals found in hot car

The article below highlights one of the many problems created by Slot Parlors by whatever elegant appearance - Gambling Addiction that causes patrons to abandon their children and pets in unsafe conditions.

It also debunks the oft-repeated myth about "Destination Resort Casinos" attracting a 'different demographic' when a homeless patrons seeks her fortune at the slot machines.

27 animals found in hot car in St. Charles, Mo.


ST. CHARLES, Mo. Twenty-five cats and two dogs are expected to recover after being rescued from a hot car parked outside a casino while their owner was inside gambling.

STLtoday.com, the website for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reported Monday that the owner has relinquished the animals to the city of St. Charles.

It happened Sunday, when temperatures in St. Charles were in the 90s with high humidity. Someone called 911 after seeing the animals inside a Chevrolet Lumina in the parking garage at the Ameristar Casino.

Police say the animals had no water but some food scattered on the car's floor. The windows were cracked open.

Authorities believe the woman had arrived about 25 minutes earlier. She told police she is homeless and living in the car.






Ameristar Casinos in Kansas City and Suburban St. Louis Now Operating With No Loss Limit or Player Identification Card Requirement
LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - November 7, 2008) - In compliance with an order issued earlier today by the Missouri Gaming Commission, guests at Ameristar Casino Hotel Spa in St. Charles and Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City may now buy in for more than $500 at any time and are no longer required to obtain player identification cards before entering the casino floor.