The next Missouri Gaming Commission meeting is June 22nd at 9a.m. in Jefferson City.
Thomas Irwin has been appointed to the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners for a term ending January 31, 2015. Governor Jay Nixon appointed Irwin who currently serves as executive director of Civic Progress in St.Louis. He has also served as deputy director of the City of St.Louis' economic development agency.
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ :ASCA) announced today that the Estate of Craig H. Neilsen (the "Selling Stockholder"), an affiliate of the Company, has agreed to sell 4,560,055 of its shares of the Company's common stock in an underwritten public offering. The Selling Stockholder currently owns approximately 15% of the Company's outstanding common stock and after giving effect to this offering will own approximately 0.77% of the Company's outstanding common stock. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the offering. The total number of shares of the Company's common stock outstanding will not change as a result of this offering.
A smoking ban summit will be held in the St.Louis area. The goal is to be more consistent. Mike Winter of the Missouri Gaming Association is quoted regarding smoking bans on casino floors. Read the story here in the St.Louis Post Dispatch.
Isle of Capri officials have closed the Lady Luck casino in Caruthersville due to flooding. The
Southeast Missourian newspaper offers comprehensive coverage. Read the stories here.
EBT cards cannot be used at Missouri riverboat gaming casinos.
This is from msnbc.com
LAS VEGAS, NV — Ray Neilsen has announced plans to resign his position as executive Chairman of the Board and as a member of the board of directors of Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASCA), effective May 5, 2011.
"It is now time for me to shift my attention to The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation established by my father and significantly expand my work on its programs focused on spinal cord injury (SCI) scientific research, quality-of-life for SCI patients and adult literacy and education," said Neilsen. "I am looking forward to a new chapter in my life, and I know I am leaving the Company in the hands of talented and capable people."
Ray Neilsen joined Ameristar's original Jackpot properties in 1991 after completing his M.B.A. and held several management positions in food and beverage before being promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager of Ameristar Casino Hotel Council Bluffs and later Senior Vice President and General Manager of Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg. He was later named Corporate Vice President of Operations and Special Projects before being promoted to Co-Chairman and then Chairman of the Board. Among his many accomplishments over the years were leading Ameristar Council Bluffs to become the first riverboat casino-hotel property to earn the American Automobile Association's prestigious Four Diamond Award and the spearheading of Ameristar Vicksburg's growth project that included the permanent dry-docking of the casino to facilitate its expansion from 44,500 to 70,000 square feet, a 1,000-space parking garage and additional food and beverage outlets.
"The Company has never been more successful than it is today," said Gordon R. Kanofsky, Ameristar's Chief Executive Officer. "Ameristar owes much to Ray and his family, who over the last 45 years helped transform two small casinos in Jackpot, Nevada into a leading Las Vegas-based gaming and entertainment company. Ray's knowledge and insight of the gaming industry and his passion for Ameristar invaluably contributed to our success. We will deeply miss him and wish him well."
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Missouri Gaming Commission P.O. Box 1847 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone 573-526-4080 Fax 573-526-1999
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Jefferson City, Missouri – The Missouri Gaming Commission has promoted staff attorney Edward Grewach to General Counsel.
MGC Executive Director Roger Stottlemyre says “Edward Grewach’s law experience is broad based, and of great benefit to the Commission. He has governmental and law enforcement legal experience and is an excellent candidate to replace Michael Bradley. We congratulate and wish Michael Bradley well in his new role.” Governor Jay Nixon has appointed Michael Bradley as Associate Circuit Court Judge of Boone County.
Originally from Troy, Missouri, Edward Grewach is a 1981 graduate of the University Of Missouri- School Of Law. He has served as city attorney of Troy, Missouri for 25 years. Grewach also was prosecuting attorney for Lincoln County, Missouri, as well as legal counsel for four school districts within Lincoln County. He represented the Lincoln County Memorial Hospital for the past 25 years. Grewach is former owner and practicing attorney at Grewach Attorney at Law in Troy.
Isle of Capri Corp. this morning has been selected to build a new casino in Pennsylvania.
The Creve Coeur-based gaming company will partner with theNemacolin Woodlands Resort south of Pittsburgh on a $50 million Lady Luck casino. It'll include 600 slot machines and 28 table games on Nemacolin's 2,000 acre resort campus.
Isle was selected for a license Thursday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Once the license is formally awarded, it expects construction to last about nine months.
Last year, the gaming company also won the final license available in Missouri, to build a $125 million casino in Cape Girardeau. It broke ground on that property last week and hopes to open in late 2012.
