Missouri Gaming Commission News and Information

Here’s a guide to sports wagering in surrounding states, as provided by the

Rochelle News-Leader. Read the story here.

The next and final meeting of 2020 for the Missouri Gaming Commission will be Wednesday, December 9th at 9:30 a.m. in Jefferson City. The agenda will be posted here when it becomes available.

The meeting had previously been scheduled for December 2nd.

Nebraska voters have approved gambling after 25 years of resistance. Read the story in the Grand Island Independent.

Jack Suntrup of the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports Missouri has been slow to act on illegal slot machines. Read the story here.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Gwyneth Anne Wood of Clarksburg, MO, a senior at Tipton High School, is one of four students in Missouri to win the 24th annual Project 21 Scholarship competition sponsored by the Missouri Gaming Association, the professional organization representing casino operators in Missouri. Wood will receive a $1,500 scholarship towards tuition at the Missouri Southern State University in Joplin where she plans to study dental hygiene.

Wood created an essay and a poster titled “Underage Gambling Can Steal Your Smile,” which focuses on the impact on underage gambling. Her entry highlights that, when kids use gambling as an outlet to reduce stress, they instead end up isolated socially, which increases their stress. Often, their health, grades and friendships suffer as a result.

“Four to seven percent of youth twelve to seventeen years of age have a gambling problem,” says Wood.  “These statistics are alarming since no one in this age group can legally gamble.”

The Project 21 Scholarship was developed to educate young people about the issues and dangers of underage gambling. In Missouri, it’s illegal for persons under the age of 21 to gamble in a casino. The competition is open to all Missouri high school seniors planning to attend an institution of higher education in the United States within four years of graduation.

The students were asked to create an essay/article, poster or video aimed at educating their peers about the illegality and dangers of underage gambling. The entries were published or viewed in the students’ high schools in January or February to help educate other students.

The Missouri Gaming Association awards one $2,500 scholarship and three $1,500 scholarships, jointly issued to the winners and the accredited institutions of higher education they select.

“The Missouri casino industry is dedicated to education in our state, both through the education funding from gaming tax revenues and through awareness efforts like Project 21,” said Mike Winter, executive director of the Missouri Gaming Association.  “Young people are influenced mostly by what they hear from their peers, so Project 21 encourages students to learn about the issues of underage gambling and to share that information with their classmates.”

Meeting Notice

Date:      October 28, 2020

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 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

1. September 30, 2020

IV.        Consideration of Relicensure of Certain Class B Licensees

             B.    Ameristar Casino Kansas City, LLC (Class B)

                    Ameristar Casino St. Charles, LLC (Class B)

Presentation by Applicants

Presentation by Kansas City Port Authority

Presentation by City of St. Charles

Public Comment

MBE/WBE Compliance Review

Investigative Summary

Staff Recommendation

Resolution No. 20-034 (Ameristar Casino Kansas City, LLC)

Resolution No. 20-035 (Ameristar Casino St. Charles, LLC)

V.         Consideration of Relicensure of Suppliers

             C.    BMM North America, Incorporated d/b/a BMM Testlabs

                    1.  Resolution No. 20-036

             D.    SG Gaming, Inc. d/b/a Scientific Games

                    1.  Resolution No. 20-037

VI.        Consideration of Licensure of Level I/Key Applicants

             E.    Resolution No. 20-038

VII.      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, (3) & (13) Personnel, (12) Contracts and (14) Records Protected from Disclosure by Law

VIII.     Motion to Open Meeting

IX.       Adjournment

Congratulations to 19 year MGC employee Terri Hutchison who has been named Assistant Director of Enforcement. Terri was hired as a policy analyst and has also worked as licensing manager, and discipline manager for MGC. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in Criminal Justice from Columbia College. Terri brings a wealth of experience to the job and we welcome her to her new post.

Deputy Director Tim McGrail presents 20 year awards to MGC staff