Casino Queen Rolls for “Sevens”

The Casino Queen is raising the stakes in its bid to capture a larger share of the local gaming market with the construction on a new $2.15 million sports bar and entertainment venue. The 6,250-square-foot facility has been coined "Sevens," and will house pieces from the St. Louis Cardinals Museum Collection. Situated just steps from the gaming floor, the new multi-purpose entertainment venue is expected to open in Fall 2009.

St. Louis-based KAI Design and Build and Legacy Building Group, LLC are the primary architect and contractor, respectively.

"Sevens" will take shape in the area of the new casino that, until recently, housed the Gateway Café and gift shop. On top of showcasing St. Louis Cardinals historic memorabilia in specially lit museum cases, Sevens will offer the ultimate sports-viewing experience with 16 high-definition flat screen televisions and a retractable projection screen to be viewed from all angles of the facility. To further accent the sports theme, the entry floor will be made of glass mirror chips embedded with hockey pucks, murals will feature oversize sports ball images and rows of baseball bats will accent the walls of several VIP booths.

The venue also is being designed with the capacity to accommodate live musical entertainment with a 360-square-foot stage set near a large dance floor. SEVENS will feature a broad dining menu complete with a full bar.

Sevens will feature a state-of-the-art theatrical effects elements lighting system. This unique system is made up of large circular translucent fabric clouds, back lighted with DMX controlled LED lights, suspended from the ceiling in the main area. The system uses a blend of different lighting to create the perfect atmosphere depending on how the club is being used: red for Cardinals games, pulsating and changing color during concerts and dance nights and glowing with warm, soft colors during dining hours. The facility's underlying color scheme features subdued dark woods played off against light champagne metallic, allowing the lighting system to set the appropriate ambiance.

Subcontractors include AmeriStructure, Ford Food Service, Lighting Solutions and Cignal, which is handling the acoustical and theatrical design elements.

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