Missouri Gaming Commission News and Information

MGC Executive Director Bill Seibert presents Travis Sappington of the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri with a 319 dollar donation. This brings the total amount given to the Food Bank by MGC employees to $9,378.00. MGC employees pay one dollar per day to wear jeans on Thursdays and Fridays. The money is allocated for the Buddy Pack Program.

Congratulations to the following individuals who are celebrating their anniversaries with the Missouri Gaming Commission during the Month of October!

Ted Smith                           17 years

Angela Wallace                 13 years

Tabitha Perkins                 8 years

Jennifer Goforth               3 years

Maggie White                    2 years

Missouri is ranked 9th in regional casino markets. Read the story at Cleveland.com

Research is conducted by the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

The millennials are one of the largest demographics. Read how casinos intend on grabbing these folks at GGRAsia.com

From rural dog tracks in Alabama to floating casinos in Missouri, Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn saw a decidedly unglamorous side of gambling while making Mississippi Grind.

It was necessary for the road-trip movie about two gamblers working their way along the Mississippi River to a big stakes New Orleans game. Read more about the movie in USA Today. St.Louis is a backdrop in one scene.

Terri Hutchison, an MGC Gaming Enforcement Manager, is featured in this month's HER Magazine. We're proud of Terri, and proud of the message she shares. Read the story here.

From Governor Nixon's office-

JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today announced the appointment of Michael L. Franks (D) of Neosho to the Missouri Southern State University Board of Governors. The Board of Governors acts on behalf of the people of Missouri to oversee the successful implementation of well-planned and sound academic programs of higher learning for the benefit of the students of the college.

Franks is the chief executive officer of the Neosho Area Business and Industrial Foundation and managing partner of Flower Box Real Estate Development, LLC. He is a member of the Neosho Rotary Club and previously served on the Neosho R-V Board of Education, the Missouri State University Board of Governors, the Neosho Arts Council and as a consultant for the Crowder Sheltered Workshop.

He previously worked as merchandising manager for the Thomasville Division of Furniture Brands International and vice-president of marketing for O’Sullivan Industries.  Franks attended Missouri State University and has a strategic planning certificate from the American Management Association International. The Governor has appointed him for a term ending August 30, 2021.

Gov. Nixon also announced the appointment of Richard F. Lombardo (D) of Kansas City to the Missouri Gaming Commission. The Gaming Commission enforces the statutes and regulations relating to charitable bingo and riverboat gambling.

Lombardo co-founded Shaffer Lombardo Shurin in 1994 and has been the lead attorney on all of the firm’s major commercial litigation. Prior to Shaffer Lombardo Shurin, Lombardo was a partner at McDowell Rice & Smith and the Linde Thomson Firm.  Lombardo began his career as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office. 

Lombardo graduated Phi Beta Kappafrom the University of Kansas and with distinction from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. He currently serves on the board of the Midwest Innocence Project.  The Governor has appointed him to a term ending April 29, 2018.

The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate.

The historical steamboat Delta Queen has a new home, in Kimmswick, Missouri. Read about the plans for the Delta Queen at Cincinnati.com

See the story from NBC 5 in Chicago.

Congratulations to the following individuals who are celebrating their anniversaries with the Missouri Gaming Commission during the Month of September!

JoAnn Sale                          17 years

Doug Blevins                      16 years

Ann Voss                             12 years

Barbara Whittle                10 years

Brandy Klouzek                 5 years

David Leitman                   5 years

Elaine Farr                          3 years

David Jones                        2 years

Patrick O’Dell                     2 years

Angie Green                       1 year