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Good Public Relations for Ameristar

A story in the Kansas City Star reveals how Ameristar employees gave back to the community. It’s an interesting story about Craig Neilsen’s Foundation.

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More on the Illinois Smoking Ban

Rick Alm of the Kansas City Star (among others) has written a story about Missouri gaining from Illinois losses. Smoking is big business. It may be bigger for Missouri now.

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Fasten Your Seatbelts and Roll the Dice

You’ve seen the new Airbus. Now imagine the new Airbus and a mega airline casino, all rolled into one. Read about it here from Sawf News. By the way, the article mentions the installation of baccarat tables on some Lockheed … Continue reading

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Casino Beefs

Dennis Conrad, a marketing consultant, writes a very interesting article on casino beefs. Why beef? Read it here in Casino Journal.

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Ongoing Scrutiny of Columbia Sussex

The Nevada Gaming Control Board is stepping up their investigation of Columbia Sussex following New Jersey’s action to deny them a license. Read about it in the Las Vegas Review Journal

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Harrah’s Goes Private

Missouri was amongst the jurisdictions required to approve the deal and license the key persons. Read the story here from the Kansas City Star.

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MGC in the News

The Missouri Gaming Commission market study, and the resolution regarding Sugar Creek are written about by Rick Alm of the Kansas City Star. Read it here.

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Some Luck

Sammy Nabib’s fiancee was very unhappy. She wanted the designer jeans, and at all costs. Sammy, ever-so-hassled, goes back to the casino to buy the designer jeans. Boutique not opened yet, Sammy goes to the slots.The rest is history. Now … Continue reading

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New Digs

The Missouri Gaming Commission Kansas City office has moved. The new location is: Missouri Gaming Commission1321 Burlington StreetSuite 100North Kansas City, Missouri 64116

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Skip Booze, Know the Games, Don’t Get in Too Deep

Confessions of a Pit Boss makes for interesting reading. It’s the common sense approach that many people often forget.

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