Missouri is not the only state not allowing complimentary cocktails. Read the story from the AP here.
The Kansas City Star reports on Parkville's interest in the 13th license. Read the story here.
Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City plans a $14 million expansion
project that would add 100 rooms and a fitness center to its hotel. Read the story in the Kansas City Business Journal.
The city of Cape Girardeau will hold a meeting with casino companies on July 8th. Read the story in the Southeast Missourian.
This article appeared in the PressofAtlanticCity.com
ATLANTIC CITY – Two casinos agreed to pay fines today after it
was discovered they were not playing with a full deck.
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission slapped Bally's
Atlantic City with an $18,000 fine and Showboat Casino Hotel had to
pay a $10,000 penalty. Neither casino contested the fines.
In Bally's case, a missing 7 of diamonds during games of
blackjack left the casino short of a 52-card deck for nearly eight
hours on April 29, 2009. Bally's staff ignored a warning light on
an automatic shuffling machine that indicated a card was missing,
believing there was a full deck instead.
At Showboat, a 3 of hearts got stuck in a shuffling machine at a
poker table for Texas Hold ‘Em, but the missing card went
undetected for about four hours on Sept. 24, 2008.
Although both casinos were fined, the commission said neither
knew that a card was missing and that both have since taken steps
to prevent the problem from happening again.
Dueling lawsuits. Dueling market studies. Dueling press releases. It’s
time for a long, hot summer of high-stakes hype as the Missouri Gaming
Commission prepares to award the state’s 13th and last casino license.
Read the rest of this opinion piece by the St.Louis Post Dispatch Editorial Board here.
In today's Southeast Missourian newspaper, Rudi Keller writes about the Commission. New members, new process and new license. Read the story here.
The next Missouri Gaming Commission meeting is May 26th at 9 a.m. in Jefferson City.
Rudi Keller of the Southeast Missourian writes in Sunday's paper about those interested in the 13th riverboat gaming casino license. Read it here.
