Meeting Notice
Date: December 3, 2024
Time: 3 p.m.
Place: Missouri Gaming Commission
3417 Knipp Drive
Jefferson City, MO
**Special Accommodations: Accommodations for people with disabilities are available. Please contact us either by telephone at (573) 526-2326, or e-mail at MeetingCoordinator@mgc.dps.mo.gov, 72 hours in advance of the meeting, if possible.
Tentative Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Motion to Close Meeting under Sections 313.847, RSMo., Investigatory, Proprietary, and Application Records and 610.021(1), RSMo., Legal Actions and Matters Subject to Attorney Client Privilege and Legal Work Product, (3) and (13) Personnel, (12) Contracts and (14) Records Protected from Disclosure by Law
III. Motion to Open Meeting
IV. Adjournment

MEETING NOTICE Date: December 4, 2024 Time: 9:30 a.m. Place: Missouri Gaming Commission 3417 Knipp Drive Jefferson City, Missouri *Special Accommodations: Accommodations for people with disabilities are available. Please contact us either by telephone at (573) 526-2326, or email at MeetingCoordinator@mgc.dps.mo.gov, 72 hours in advance of the meeting, if possible. Tentative Agenda I. Call to Order II. Team Member Recognition III. Adoption of Agenda IV. Consideration of Minutes A. October 23, 2024 V. Consideration of Licensure of Level I Applicant B. Resolution No. 24-061 VI. Consideration of Licensure of Key Applicant C. Resolution No. 24-062 VII. Consideration of Relicensure of Key Persons D. Resolution No. 24-063
VIII. Consideration of Relicensure of Certain Supplier E. Gaming Laboratories International, LLC 1. Resolution No. 24-064 IX. Consideration of Disciplinary Action F. St. Louis Gaming Ventures, LLC d/b/a Hollywood Casino St. Louis 1. DC-24-092 X. Consideration of Waiver of Institutional Investors G. Royce & Associates, LP 1. Resolution No. 24-065 XI. Consideration of Rules and Regulations H. Final Orders of Rulemaking 1. 11 CSR 45-13.030 – Requests for Hearings 2. 11 CSR 45-30.135 – Bingo Workers 3. 11 CSR 45-30.280 – Net Receipts from Bingo and Bank Account 4. 11 CSR 45-30.610 – Wireless Technology a. Resolution No. 24-066 I. Proposed Amendments 1. 11 CSR 45-1.090 – Definitions 2. 11 CSR 45-5.080 – Authorized Suppliers 3. 11 CSR 45-5.190 – Minimum Standards for Electronic Gaming Devices 4. 11 CSR 45-5.192 – Electronic Gaming Device Authentication 5. 11 CSR 45-5.193 – Statistical Performance of Electronic Gaming Devices 6. 11 CSR 45-5.194 – Operator Content Delivery Systems 7. 11 CSR 45-5.200 – Progressive Slot Machines 8. 11 CSR 45-5.210 – Integrity of Electronic Gaming Devices 9. 11 CSR 45-5.220 – Computer Monitoring Requirements of Electronic Gaming Devices 10. 11 CSR 45-5.225 – Request for Approval of Gaming Devices and Associated Equipment and Systems 11. 11 CSR 45-5.230 – Certification and Registration of Electronic Gaming Devices 12. 11 CSR 45-5.235 – Analysis of Questioned Electronic Gaming Devices 13. 11 CSR 45-5.270 – Safety Standards for Electronic Gaming Devices

14. 11 CSR 45-5.300 – Progressive Table Games 15. 11 CSR 45-9.102 – Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) – Chapter B 16. 11 CSR 45-9.105 – Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) – Chapter E 17. 11 CSR 45-9.108 – Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) – Chapter H 18. 11 CSR 45-9.109 – Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) – Chapter I 19. 11 CSR 45-9.118 – Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) – Chapter R 20. 11 CSR 45-9.121 – Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) – Chapter U a. Resolution No. 24-067 XII. Consideration of Relicensure of Bingo Manufacturers and Supplier
    J. Bingo Manufacturers
15. Resolution No. 24-002-B
    K. Bingo Supplier
16. Resolution No. 24-003-B XIII. Motion for Closed Meeting Under Sections 313.847, RSMo., Investigatory, Proprietary and Application Records and 610.021(1), RSMo., Legal Actions and Matters Subject to Attorney Client Privilege and Legal Work Product, (3) & (13) Personnel, (12) Contracts and (14) Records Protected from Disclosure by Law XIV. Motion to Open Meeting XV. Adjournment

Sports Betting narrowly wins in Missouri

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

• Austin Huguelet 

ST. LOUIS — Voters narrowly approved a bid to make Missouri the 39th state to legalize sports betting.

Amendment 2 was approved Tuesday 50.1% to 49.9%, with all precincts reporting, according to unofficial results reported early Wednesday by the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office.

The constitutional amendment needed a simple majority to pass.

With the passages of the measure, bookmakers are expected to rake in revenues north of $500 million per year, according to one estimate. Professional sports teams like the St. Louis Cardinals, which have backed the measure, will be able to pursue lucrative partnerships with betting sites, which the teams say they need to stay competitive on the field.

Bill DeWitt III, president of the St. Louis Cardinals, applauded the results in a statement Wednesday.  

“Missouri has some of the best sports fans in the world and they showed up big for their favorite teams on Election Day,” DeWitt said. “On behalf of all six of Missouri’s professional sports franchises, we want to thank the Missouri voters who made their voices heard by approving Amendment 2.”

DraftKings and FanDuel, the big online gambling platforms behind the measure, have spent big to convince Missourians to vote their way. Each dropped $20 million into a Missouri political action committee, which splurged on canvassers, consultants and media buys. Reams of television ads and billboards cast the plan as a win for public schools, which would be in line for some of the money set aside by a 10% tax on sports gambling revenues.

A former teacher, a mother of schoolchildren, and Hall of Fame Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith urged viewers to take advantage of an opportunity to pump $20 million or more per year into kids’ classrooms and teachers’ salaries. Even Donald Trump Jr. weighed in with an endorsement.

But the push hit opposition from Caesars Entertainment, which owns three casinos in Missouri. Concerned about competition from newcomers, the gambling giant has spent millions of its own money to brand the ballot initiative as a taxpayer heist.

Its consultants seized on a provision in the legalization plan that would allow gambling operators to deduct many promotional costs, which the state auditor’s office said could drop annual tax revenue to zero. They pointed out that even the most optimistic tax revenue estimates, between $20 million-$40 million per year, would hardly revolutionize the state’s multibillion-dollar education budget.

The amendment’s backers dismissed the opposition as sour grapes from one of the largest gambling companies in the world. They emphasized that Missourians were already wagering on sports in neighboring states, where it’s legal, and said it would be silly not to claw at least some money back.

It will now fall to the Missouri Gaming Commission to license operators, prepare regulations and set a start date for betting to begin. The constitutional amendment says that date can be no later than Dec. 1, 2025.

Bookmakers would be required to pay licensing fees of $250,000 to $500,000, renewable every five years.

Licenses would be available to online sports wagering platforms, existing casinos and within “sports districts,” defined as professional sports teams’ stadiums and the surrounding area 400 yards in each direction, a specification that would take in Ballpark Village around Busch Stadium.

In other states, baseball teams like the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks have taken advantage of such allowances to set up sportsbooks right outside their stadiums.

MEETING NOTICE

Date: October 23, 2024

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Place: Missouri Gaming Commission

                   3417 Knipp Drive

                   Jefferson City, Missouri

*Special Accommodations:  Accommodations for people with disabilities are available.  Please contact us either by telephone at (573) 526-2326, or email at MeetingCoordinator@mgc.dps.mo.gov, 72 hours in advance of the meeting, if possible.

Tentative Agenda

1. Call to Order

1. Team Member Recognition

1. Adoption of Agenda

1. Consideration of Minutes
2. September 24, 2024
3. September 25, 2024

• Consideration of Licensure of Level I/Key Applicants
• Resolution No. 24-050

• Consideration of Relicensure of Key Persons
• Resolution No. 24-051

• Consideration of Relicensure of Certain Supplier & Key Business Entity

E. LNW Gaming, Inc. (Supplier)

     1.  Resolution No. 24-052

     F.  Light & Wonder, Inc. (Key Business Entity)

1. Resolution No. 24-053

VIII. Consideration of Relicensure of Class B Licensees

          G. Ameristar Casino Kansas City

• Presentation by Applicant
• Presentation by City of Kansas City
• Public Comment
• Investigatory Summary
• MBE/WBE Compliance Review
• Staff Recommendation
• Resolution No. 24-054

          H. Ameristar Casino St. Charles

• Presentation by Applicant
• Presentation by City of St. Charles
• Public Comment
• Investigatory Summary
• MBE/WBE Compliance Review
• Staff Recommendation
• Resolution No. 24-055

IX.    Consideration of Licensure of Fantasy Sports Operators

          I.   FastDraft, LLC

              1.  Resolution No. 24-056

          J.   SidePrize LLC

              1.  Resolution No. 24-057

X.      Consideration of Joint Petition for Approval of Transfer of Interest and Change of Control

          K. Bally’s Corporation and Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

              1.  Resolution No. 24-058

XI.    Consideration of Petition for Approval of Permanent Relocation

          L.  Century Casino Caruthersville

• Presentation by Denny Callen, GM
• Resolution No. 24-059

XII.   Consideration of Disciplinary Actions

          M. PNK (River City), LLC

              1.  DC-24-086

XIII. Consideration of Waiver of Institutional Investors

          N. FMR LLC

              1.  Resolution No. 24-060

XIV.  Motion for Closed Meeting Under Sections 313.847, RSMo., Investigatory, Proprietary and Application Records and 610.021(1), RSMo., Legal Actions and Matters Subject to Attorney Client Privilege and Legal Work Product, (3) & (13) Personnel, (12) Contracts and (14) Records Protected from Disclosure by Law

XV.   Motion to Open Meeting

XVI.  Adjournment

PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF 2025 MEETINGS

• January 15 – Jefferson City
• February 26 – Jefferson City
• March 26 – Location to be determined
• April 23 – Jefferson City
• May 28 – Jefferson City
• June 25 – Location to be determined
• July – No Meeting
• August 27 – Jefferson City
• September 24 – Jefferson City
• October 29 – Location to be determined
• November – No Meeting
• December 3 – Jefferson City

The above schedule is SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Always check the Missouri Gaming Commission website at
www.mgc.dps.mo.gov/Meetings/_ama_AgendaMinAct.html to confirm dates.
Commission meetings begin at 09:30 A.M. unless otherwise noted.

MEETING NOTICE
Date: September 24, 2024
Time: 2 p.m.
Place: Ameristar Casino Kansas City
3200 N. Ameristar Drive
Kansas City, Missouri
**Special Accommodations: Accommodations for people with
disabilities are available. Please contact us either by telephone at
(573) 526-2326, or e-mail at MeetingCoordinator@mgc.dps.mo.gov,
72 hours in advance of the meeting, if possible.
Tentative Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Motion to Close Meeting under Sections 313.847 RSMo.
and 610.021(3) and (13) Personnel, and (1) and (14) for
Proprietary and Application Records and Information for
Review of:
o 2 p.m. – Ameristar Casino Kansas City Casino’s
Facilities and Operations
III. Motion to Open Meeting
IV. Adjournment

MEETING NOTICE
Date: September 25, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: Council Chambers
Riverside City Hall
2950 NW Vivion Road
Riverside, Missouri
**Special Accommodations: Accommodations for people with
disabilities are available. Please contact us either by telephone at
(573) 526-2326, or e-mail at MeetingCoordinator@mgc.dps.mo.gov,
72 hours in advance of the meeting, if possible.
Tentative Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Adoption of Agenda
III. Consideration of Minutes
A. August 27, 2024
B. August 28, 2024
C. September 4, 2024
IV. Consideration of Relicensure of Certain Supplier
D. BMM North America, Inc.

1. Resolution No. 24-043
   V. Consideration of Licensure of Key Business Entities
   E. Naytin Stuhl Pty Limited
2. Resolution No. 24-044
   F. JSJ Investments Holdings Pty Ltd
3. Resolution No. 24-045
   VI. Consideration of Licensure of Level I/Key Applicants
   G. Resolution No. 24-046
   FREE PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINE • 1-888-BETSOFF

VII. Consideration of Relicensure of Key Persons
H. Resolution No. 24-047
VIII. Consideration of Waiver of Institutional Investor
I. Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.

1. Resolution No. 24-048
   J. Shapiro Capital Management LLC
2. Resolution No. 24-049
   IX. Motion for Closed Meeting under Sections 313.847, RSMo., Investigatory,
   Proprietary and Application Records and 610.021(1), RSMo., Legal Actions and
   Matters Subject to Attorney Client Privilege and Legal Work Product, (3) & (13)
   Personnel, (12) Contracts and (14) Records Protected from Disclosure by Law
   X. Motion to Open Meeting
   XI. Adjournment

With sports betting before voters, Missouri gets new gambling regulator

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH https://www.stltoday.com/

By Kurt Erickson September 9, 2024

JEFFERSON CITY — A former state lawmaker from south St. Louis County is poised to become the state’s top gambling regulator.

With a possible expansion of gambling on the horizon, the Missouri Gaming Commission named Mike Leara as its ninth executive director Friday.

He will take over for Peggy Richardson, a former Moniteau County judge who announced in April that she was retiring.

The move is a return to the commission for Leara, who served on the four-member gaming board beginning in 2019.

The gaming position pays $130,000, up from the roughly $100,000 Leara was earning as the state supervisor for the Department of Public Safety’s Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control.

At the alcohol and tobacco control post, Leara recently headed up efforts by Gov. Mike Parson to crack down on the sale of unregulated psychoactive cannabis products at establishments with liquor licenses.

Those rules are the subject of a lawsuit filed last month by the Missouri Hemp Trade Association.

As chairman of the gaming board, Leara helped navigate the casino industry through a costly COVID-19 shutdown and the spread of unregulated and untaxed slot machines in gas stations, bars and restaurants.

The next director could face the prospect of an expansion of the office pending the outcome of two proposed initiative petitions that are on the November ballot.

One would bring sports betting to Missouri, putting the gaming commission in charge of launching the program.

According to a fiscal analysis of the proposal, a sports gambling system in Missouri would require the hiring of an estimated 15 additional employees to regulate and enforce the program at a cost of about $3.9 million.

Leara said preparations to implement the sports betting program will be “critical.”

“That’s going to be my biggest challenge right away,” Leara told the Post-Dispatch.

The other ballot question would add a casino to the state’s current fleet of 13. The proposed casino would be located at the Lake of the Ozarks.

If the new casino is approved by voters, a fiscal analysis shows the need to hire at least one dozen additional employees to regulate and enforce state gambling laws at a cost estimated to be $2.6 million.

Leara, who lives in unincorporated Sappington, served as a state representative for the 96th House District from 2009 through 2017 and has kept his hand in electoral politics by serving as treasurer of a political action committee that raises money for former Rep. David Gregory, a Chesterfield Republican who is running for a seat in the state Senate.

During his time the Legislature, Leara served as vice chairman on the Missouri State Employee Retirement System board of trustees.

He has also owned and operated Gateway Advisors in St. Louis since 1999. The firm is a corporate and governmental retirement and pension plan consultant.

Leara is expected to start the job in October.

Congratulations to Tax Auditor Amy Trachsel on her 20-year work anniversary! Amy ensures that Admission taxes and fees are calculated correctly, which allows MGC to support our worthy causes. Amy is shown (on left) at the August Commission meeting with a Certificate of Appreciation from Deputy Director Nikki Evans. Thanks, Amy for your many years of service and dedication!

Congratulations to Faith Anderson, Administrative Support Professional/Problem Gambling Program Administrator! While she’s been with MGC for 10 years, Faith has been a state employee for 33 years! Faith is shown (on left) at the August Commission meeting with a Certificate of Appreciation from Deputy Director Nikki Evans. Thank you, Faith, for your many years of service and dedication!

MEETING NOTICE
Date: August 27, 2024
Time: 1 p.m.
Place: 3411 Knipp Drive, Suite A
Jefferson City, Missouri
**Special Accommodations: Accommodations for people with disabilities are available. Please contact us either by telephone at (573) 526-2326, or e-mail at MeetingCoordinator@mgc.dps.mo.gov, 72 hours in advance of the meeting, if possible.
Tentative Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Adoption of Agenda
III. Motion for Closed Meeting under Sections 610.021(1), RSMo., Legal Actions and Matters Subject to Attorney Client Privilege and Legal Work Product, (3) & (13) Personnel, (12) Contracts and (14) Records Protected from Disclosure by Law and 313.847, RSMo., Investigatory, Proprietary and Application Records.
IV. Motion to Open Meeting
V. Adjournment

MEETING NOTICE
Date: August 28, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: Missouri Gaming Commission
3417 Knipp Drive
Jefferson City, Missouri
*Special Accommodations: Accommodations for people with disabilities are available. Please contact us either by telephone at (573) 526-2326, or email at MeetingCoordinator@mgc.dps.mo.gov, 72 hours in advance of the meeting, if possible.
Tentative Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Team Member Recognition
III. Adoption of Agenda
IV. Consideration of Minutes
A. June 25, 2024
B. June 26, 2024
V. Consideration of Relicensure of Class A Licensee & Key Business Entity
C. Boyd Gaming Corporation

• Presentation by Applicant
• Investigative Summary
• Staff Recommendation

1. Resolution No. 24-033 (Class A)
2. Resolution No. 24-034 (Key Business Entity)
   VI. Consideration of Ratification
   D. Christopher Spears
3. Resolution No. 24-035
   VII. Consideration of Licensure of Level I/Key Applicants
   E. Resolution No. 24-036
   VIII. Consideration of Relicensure of Key Persons
   F. Resolution No. 24-037
   IX. Consideration of Disciplinary Actions
   G. Bally’s Kansas City Casino
4. DC-24-073
   H. Century Casino Caruthersville
5. DC-24-074
   I. The Missouri Gaming Company, LLC
6. DC-24-075
   X. Consideration of Waiver of Institutional Investors
   J. BlackRock, Inc.
7. Resolution No. 24-038
   K. T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
8. Resolution No. 24-039
   L. AustraliaSuper Pty Ltd
9. Resolution No. 24-040
   XI. Consideration of Delegation of Authority to Chairman
   M. Resolution No. 24-041
   XII. Consideration of Rules and Regulations
   N. Proposed Amendments
10. 11 CSR 45-13.030 – Requests for Hearings
11. 11 CSR 45-30.135 – Bingo Workers
12. 11 CSR 45-30.280 – Net Receipts from Bingo and Bank Account
13. 11 CSR 45-30.610 – Wireless Technology
14. Resolution No. 24-042
    XIII. Motion for Closed Meeting Under Sections 313.847, RSMo., Investigatory, Proprietary and Application Records and 610.021(1), RSMo., Legal Actions and Matters Subject to Attorney Client Privilege and Legal Work Product, (3) & (13) Personnel, (12) Contracts and (14) Records Protected from Disclosure by Law
    XIV. Motion to Open Meeting
    XV. Adjournment

1. MEETING NOTICE
2. Date: August 28, 2024
3. Time: 1 p.m.
4. Place: 3411 Knipp Drive, Suite A
5. Jefferson City, Missouri
6. **Special Accommodations: Accommodations for people with disabilities are available. Please contact us either by telephone at (573) 526-2326, or e-mail at MeetingCoordinator@mgc.dps.mo.gov, 72 hours in advance of the meeting, if possible.
7. Tentative Agenda
8. I. Call to Order
9. II. Adoption of Agenda
10. III. Motion for Closed Meeting under Sections 610.021(1), RSMo., Legal Actions and Matters Subject to Attorney Client Privilege and Legal Work Product, (3) & (13) Personnel, (12) Contracts and (14) Records Protected from Disclosure by Law and 313.847, RSMo., Investigatory, Proprietary and Application Records.
11. IV. Motion to Open Meeting
12. V. Adjournment