by admin | Aug 1, 2006 | Politics / Govt
The superintendent of the Missouri Highway Patrol has announced his retirement. Colonel Roger Stottlemyre will wrap a 32-year career with the patrol on September first. He’s going to work for the state Gaming Commission. Stottlemyre is a native of Unionville in...
by admin | Jul 31, 2006 | Business, Crime / Courts
Don’t bet on it; whether officials with one of the biggest off-shore internet gambling companies will show up in federal court in St. Louis this afternoon to face mail and wire fraud charges. BetOnSports also is accused of illegally accepting billions of dollars...
by admin | Jul 26, 2006 | Business, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Gaming Commission meets with its new leader for the first time today. Former St. Louis County Executive Gene McNary admits he knows little about the gaming industry, that the only time he’s been in a Missouri casino was for a business meeting when...
by admin | Jul 26, 2006 | Business, Politics / Govt
Rockaway Beach appears to be gearing up for another run at changing the state constitution so it can have a casino. A Detroit developer has submitted a proposal. The city is working on a contract with the company. If the city approves the deal, a petition drive would...
by admin | Sep 14, 2005 | News
Missouri’s casinos report their revenues dropped by a percentage point last month and admissions dropped by four percent, compared to August of 2004. Even with the slight drop, figures show gamblers left more than $123-Million behind in Missouri casinos in...