Monthly Archives: January 2009

Fat Lady Singing?

The Joplin Globe has an editorial today about the state of gaming in the southeast corner of Kansas. What once appeared to be the promised land for Penn National now seems like, well, not-so-much. Read the article here.

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Giveaways and Casinos

The Isle of Capri Boonville Casino is giving a car away each month for the next three months in hopes of bringing in new patrons. Read the story from KOMU.com.

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Deadbeat Parents Legislation

Representative Tim Flook has introduced legislation which would put deadbeat parents on the Missouri Gaming Commission Exclusion List. Read the story by Janese Heavin of the Columbiatribune.com

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Prop A

The Columbia Tribune.com has a story about lawmakers and Proposition A. Read it here.

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IGT Buys Assets

IGT has bought some of the assets of Progressive Gaming International. Read the story here from Reuters.com

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Missourians and Gambling

Joplin.com has an interesting article today on how many Missourians have gambled and if they are addicted to gambling. Read the story here. The Missouri Department of Health conducted the survey.

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Monthly Financial Reports

The St.Louis Business Journal reports revenues are down for December. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that December over December revenues are up. Read both stories here.

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New Director at DPS

John Britt is his name. Read the story here in the Springfield News Leader.

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Playing Cards

Came across this in my news searches this morning, and thought it was an interesting story. Read about the Missouri Highway Patrol's playing cards in the St.Louis Post Dispatch.

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Looking to 2009

The Las Vegas ReviewJournal.com reports gaming companies are looking to the future. Companies doing business in Missouri are mentioned in this article. Interesting.

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