by admin | Jan 13, 2005 | Politics / Govt
The State Gaming Commission refines the definition of river channel in determining how land-based a so-called riverboat casino can be. The law allows casinos to be built within one-thousand feet of the closest edge of a river’s main channel. The State Gaming...
by admin | Jan 12, 2005 | Crime / Courts
Missouri gamblers have lost more than an eighth-of-a-million dollars in one month. Total losses at Missouri’s 11 casinos in December are $125.1-Million. That’s 12 percent more than they lost in December of 2003. Two casinos in the St. Charles area kept the...
by admin | Nov 11, 2004 | Business
Losses at Missouri’s casinos went up more than 12% last month, compared to October of 2003. The State Gaming Commission reports gamblers left $126-million behind when they left the state’s 11 casinos. It’s the second-biggest month for gambling losses...
by admin | Oct 11, 2004 | News
A study by Harvard University says Missouri had 39,000 problem gamblers last year. The study was paid for by the Kansas City Port Authority. The study says the greatest concentration of problem gamblers in is in the Kansas City area. St. Louis is next. A second phase...
by admin | Sep 28, 2004 | Business
The gambling boats keep raking it in. The Missouri Gaming Commission reports casino revenue statewide increased about 8-percent from last year. Total revenue for the fiscal year that ended June 30th was $1.4-Billion. The number of visitors to casinos rose five...