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...
by admin | Sep 17, 2004 | Politics / Govt
Leaders of the Rockaway Beach casino proposal are gong to try again. The co-chairmen of the city’s gambling committee says they’ll have to wait until after the November election to learn how many petition signatures they’ll need – the number is...
by admin | Sep 14, 2004 | News
A proposal to lift the loss limit at Missouri’s casinos won’t come up for discussion before the start of the next session of the Legislature in January. But it will come up once the new session gets underway. Representative Bob Johnson of Lee’s...
by admin | Aug 26, 2004 | Crime / Courts
A Kansas City casino that mailed promotional literature to compulsive gamblers has been fined $25,000 by the State Gaming Commission. Harrah’s North Kansas City casino says it was a mistake; corrections have been made and the fine will not be appealed. At leat...
