Isle of Capri Casinos swung to a profit during the second fiscal quarter, but revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations. The stock tumbled 15 percent on the heels of the earnings report. Read more in the St.Louis Post Dispatch.
Congratulations to the following MGC employees celebrating their anniversaries during the month of December!
Michelle Biederman 11 years
Laura Nehring 5 years
Suzzie Tompkins 3 years
Meghan Dowell 1 year
Congratulations to these Missouri Gaming Commission- service award recipients in the St.Louis office. From left- Debi Gruenberg, Mike Mitchener, Executive Director Bill Seibert, Dave Leitman and Laura Nehring.
Congratulations to Sammy Seaton of the St.Louis MGC office for winning the east side chili cook off. Sammy's award winning chili featured seafood, and spices in a delectable cream broth.
Read Dave Helling's story in the Kansas City Star on the new chairman of the MGC.
Gov. Nixon makes appointment to Missouri Gaming Commission
JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today appointed Herbert (Herb) M. Kohn (D) of Kansas City as a member and Chair of the Missouri Gaming Commission. The Gaming Commission enforces the statutes and regulations relating to charitable bingo and riverboat gambling. This appointment will be subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate.
Kohn is senior counsel at Bryan Cave LLP in Kansas City where he practices corporate, business and banking law, concentrating in the areas of acquisitions, financial transactions, banking and public finance. Early in his career, Kohn clerked for the Chief Judge of the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and served as Jackson County Counselor from 1972 to 1974.
Active in his community, Kohn is a member of the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City and the Finance Committee of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He previously served as Chairman of the United Way Professional Group and as director of the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Foundation. The Governor has appointed Kohn for a term ending April 29, 2017.
KFVS 12 reports on Isle of Capri Cape Girardeau and their three year anniversary.
Mayor Harry Rediger of Cape Girardeau writes an Op-Ed letter to the Southeast Missourian.Mayor Rediger writes of benefits to Cape Girardeau from the Isle of Capri Casino. Check out the other casinos and how they have benefitted their home dock cities and counties at the Missouri Gaming Commission website. Look at our annual reports and each property page. www.mgc.dps.mo.gov
Here's the Associated Press story on the Lumiere Place shooting at ABC 17 news.com
