by admin | Dec 20, 2001 | Crime / Courts
The Missouri Gaming Commission has destroyed 26 illegal slot machines taken from businesses throughout the state. Unlike most actions of this kind, this destruction was a public showing. Commission officials, joined by State Highway Patrol Officers, loaded the illegal...
by admin | Dec 12, 2001 | Education
The issue of the amount of money Missouri education receives from gambling and lottery proceeds has been raised during a meeting of the House Education Committee. Education Commissioner Kent King has presented his funding proposal for Fiscal Year 2003, in which he...
by admin | Dec 6, 2001 | News
The much-anticipated Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville is open. This ends a lengthy struggle by the town to get the casino. The Missouri Gaming Commission conducted a simulated gaming excursion before opening the doors to the public.
by admin | Jul 11, 2001 | News
Missouri’s casinos had a milestone year. The good year for casinos means it’s been an expensive year gamblers – to the tune of $1-billion. For the casinos, it’s $1-billion in income; for gamblers, it’s $1-billion in losses. The State...
by admin | Jun 4, 2001 | Politics / Govt
A heated feud between some city officials in LaGrange and some of Lewis County’s law enforcement officials leads to a suggestion that a casino scheduled to open in the middle of next month is kept from opening. Lewis County in northeast Missouri has about...