Argosy Gaming Company Invites You to Join Its Conference Call on the Web Regarding the Financial Impact of the Transactions Acquiring the Minority Partners' Interests in Lawrenceburg

Press Release: Argosy Gaming Company
March 13, 2001
NEW YORK, NY -- You are invited to listen to Argosy Gaming Company's conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, March 15, 2001 at 11:30 am EST with Jim Perry, President & CEO of Argosy Gaming Company.

    What:           Argosy Gaming Company -- The Financial Impact of the
                    Transactions Acquiring the Minority Partners' Interests in
                    Lawrenceburg

    When:           11:30 am EST on Thursday, March 15, 2001

    Where:          http://www.videonewswire.com/ARGOSY/031501/

    How:            Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the
                    address above

    Contact:        Brenda Harbke of Argosy Gaming Company, 618-474-7667, or
                    invrel@argosycasinos.com .


Argosy is a leading multi-jurisdictional owner and operator of riverboat casinos and related entertainment and hotel facilities in the midwestern and southern United States. Argosy, through its subsidiaries and joint ventures, owns and operates the Alton Belle Casino in Alton, Illinois, serving the St. Louis metropolitan market; the Argosy Casino in Riverside, Missouri, serving the greater Kansas City metropolitan market; the Belle of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and the Belle of Sioux City in Sioux City, Iowa. Argosy is also a majority partner and operator of the Argosy Casino & Hotel in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, serving the Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan markets.

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the Web site www.argosycasinos.com . To access the replay, click on www.argosycasinos.com .

SOURCE: Argosy Gaming Company