Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Monday that would have altered Missouri’s penalties for underage youths trying to sneak into casinos with fake identifications. Nixon said the bill would have weakened laws that keep minors out of casinos, though the industry...
Missouri’s casinos want to make it easier for patrons to spend money. A bill moving through the Legislature would let the state’s 13 casinos issue short-term gambling loans, secured by the gamblers’ bank accounts. Casino executives say providing credit would...
In nearly two decades, the games people play at St. Jo Frontier Casino have generated almost $29 million in revenue local government uses for essential services. A new report by the Missouri Gaming Association, a trade group, said the casino...
In its 2012 “State of the Industry” annual report, the Missouri Gaming Association reported that the Missouri casino industry generated $386 million in gaming tax revenue for Missouri last year. The statewide casino industry also provided more than 9,600 local...
The Missouri casino industry saw adjusted gross revenue in the 2012 calendar year fall 2 percent to $1.77 billion, compared with $1.80 billion in 2011. According to the 2012 “State of the Industry” annual report by the Missouri Gaming Association,...