Missouri Gaming Commission News and Information

October,
2012 DPS Employee of the Month is .
. . . .

Todd Nelson, Missouri Gaming Commission

Congratulations
Todd from all of us at the Missouri Gaming Commission!

IV.         Consideration of
Licensure of Level I/Key Applicants

              H.   Resolution No. 12-086

V.           Consideration of
Relicensure of Certain Suppliers

              I.     DEQ
Systems Corporation

                      1.  Resolution No. 12-087

              J.     Western Money Systems

                      1.  Resolution No. 12-088

              K.   BMM North America Inc., d/b/a BMM Compliance

                      1.  Resolution No. 12-089

VI.         Consideration of
Rules and Regulations

              L.    Proposed Rule and Amendments

                      1.  11 CSR 45-5.193 – Statistical Performance of
Electronic Gaming Devices

                      2.  11 CSR 45-9.105 – Minimum Internal Control
Standards (MICS) – Chapter E

                      3.  11 CSR 45-9.118 – Minimum Internal Control
Standards (MICS) – Chapter R

VII.        Consideration of
Waiver of Institutional Investors

              M.   Apollo Hamlet Holdings, LLC     

                      1.  Resolution
No. 12-090

              N.        Apollo Hamlet Holdings B, LLC

                      1.  Resolution No. 12-091

              O.   Co-Invest Hamlet Holdings B, LLC

                      1.  Resolution No. 12-092

              P.    TPG Hamlet Holdings, LLC

                      1.  Resolution No. 12-093

              Q.   TPG Hamlet Holdings B, LLC

                      1.  Resolution No. 12-094

              R.    Addison Clark Management LLC

                      1.  Resolution No. 12-095

              S.    Addison Clark Management LLC

                      1.  Resolution No. 12-096

VIII.      Motion for Closed
Meeting under Sections 313.847, Investigatory,

Proprietary and Application Records and 610.021(1) Legal Actions and (14)
Records Protected from Disclosure by Law

IX.         Motion to Open
Meeting

X.           Presentation by the Missouri Gaming
Association Regarding Current Issues Facing the Gaming Industry

XI.         Adjournment

Melissa Miller of the Southeast Missourian writes about concerns regarding fake IDs at the Isle of Capri Cape Girardeau. Read it here.

This is from the Sacramento Bee-

MACON, Ga. — The city council in Macon is considering new regulations aimed at cracking down on video gambling.

Officials say the regulations would restrict "coin-operated amusement machines" including video poker.

The
Telegraph reports that the ordinance was
approved by a Macon City Council committee, and could come before the
full council meeting for possible final approval on Sept. 18.

The ordinance would limit number of game machines businesses could
have and mandate that they be in plain view of all customers – not
hidden in a back room. Businesses with such machines couldn't be within
100 yards of a church, alcohol-treatment center or housing authority
property, or within 200 yards of a school.

Until this year the state prohibited cities from regulating the machines, but a new law allows some standards.

Melissa Miller of the Southeast Missourian has an update. Read it here.

From the Associated Press-

ST. LOUIS — Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. returned to a profit in its
fiscal first quarter as the casino operator made more money from
gambling, its hotel rooms and food and drinks sold despite the weak
economy and tepid consumer spending. Read more at CBS Moneywatch.com

By WAYNE PARRY
Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – At first, it seemed like a coincidence, the kind of thing that happens from time to time at a casino, where the same number or same sequence of cards happens twice in a row.

But when the players at an April game of mini-baccarat at the Golden Nugget Atlantic City kept seeing the same sequence of cards dealt, over and over and over again, their eyes grew wide and their bets grew bigger, zooming from $10 a hand to $5,000.

Forty-one consecutive winning hands later, the 14 players had racked up more than $1.5 million in winnings – surrounded by casino security convinced they had cheated but unable to prove how.

Read the rest of the story from WRIC.com

Smoking and gambling go together. At least that’s the claim made by casino operators in the Kansas City area, where people are allowed to light up on the gambling floors.

But something else goes together with smoking: cancer and other costly health-related problems suffered by employees and casino customers.

Today, more states such as Illinois and Colorado are banning the harmful habit throughout their casinos. Kansas and Missouri officials also ought to be working toward providing smoke-free environments in all gambling facilities.

It won’t be easy, unfortunately. Missouri has refused to approve a state law that outlaws smoking in public buildings. It likely will take new ordinances in Kansas City, Riverside and North Kansas City to eliminate smoking in those cities’ casinos.

In Kansas, the current statewide smoke-free law does not include gambling floors. State lawmakers should rectify that mistake in the 2013 session.

Smoking is harmful. Responsible public officials should push to ban it in public places — including all local casinos.

The Editorial Staff of ShowMeGaming.com will be on hiatus this week as we travel to Washington, D.C. for a field trip. Back on 8/13/12.

From Fox 4 in Kansas City-