Gov.
Nixon appoints Cape Girardeau attorney to Missouri Gaming Commission

JEFFERSON
CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today appointed Diane C. Howard, of Cape
Girardeau, to the Missouri Gaming Commission. The Gaming Commission
enforces the statutes and regulations relating to charitable bingo and
riverboat gambling. The Governor has appointed Howard (D) for a term that
expires April 29, 2015. The appointment will be subject to confirmation by the
Missouri Senate.

Howard
is a partner with the Cape Girardeau law firm, The Limbaugh Firm, and has been
with the firm since 1984. Prior to joining that firm, she served four years
active duty with the United States Navy (JAG Corps) as a criminal prosecutor.
She is retired from the Navy Reserves after 25 years total military service
with the rank of Captain.

Howard
is a graduate of the Saint Louis University School of Law, and has been active
on several state and local bar association committees. She also has served on
several civic organizations and boards, including serving on the Cape Girardeau
Health Department Board of Trustees from 1992 to 2012. 

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Casino to give presentation to gaming commission for license

Monday, October 22, 2012
By Melissa Miller ~ Southeast Missourian

As Isle of Capri puts the finishing touches on its new Cape Girardeau
casino set to open Oct. 30, the company must first make a final
presentation to the Missouri Gaming Commission before its license will
be granted.

The Missouri Gaming Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Cape
Girardeau City Hall, after a closed session tour of the casino property
earlier that morning. Read the rest of the story here.

…and another story from the St.Louis Post Dispatch. Read it here.

Melissa Miller of the Southeast Missourian reports the story. Read it here.

Interesting story on the comparisons and strategies of Pinnacle's two properties in the St.Louis area in the St.Louis Post Dispatch.

The next Missouri Gaming Commission monthly meeting will be Wednesday, October 24th at 9 a.m. at Cape Girardeau City Hall.

The St. Jo Frontier Casino’s general manager
is expressing satisfaction with the facility’s performance, a year
after it reopened from a flood that ceased all operations.

But Craig Travers said he patiently awaits an opportunity that
could potentially move the casino Downtown and partner in an economic
revitalization. In the meantime, he said, the business is simply looking
forward to finishing the year on a strong note as the holiday season
approaches.

Read more in the St.Jo News Press Now

LaGRANGE, Mo. — The Missouri Gaming Commission is proposing that
disciplinary action be taken against Mark Twain Casino and one of its
employees for failure to make a timely upgrade to the casino's slot data
system and for not reporting the matter to the Gaming Commission.

Read the rest of the story by Ed Husar at Whig.com