Missouri Gaming Commission News and Information

This letter was sent May 12th to city and county officials across the state.

Dear
City/ County officials;

The Missouri Gaming Commission will have a riverboat gaming
casino license available within the very near future. We have heard from
several interested jurisdictions and want to be sure everyone is on notice of
the available license.

The Missouri Gaming Commission staff will hold a
pre-application conference on May 18^th in Jefferson City to discuss statutory criteria,
and to find out from interested jurisdictions as to how long it will take to
prepare an application. Questions regarding this license will also be answered.

By Missouri Constitution, riverboat gaming casinos must be
located within one thousand feet of the main channel of the Missouri
or Mississippi
rivers.

Please advise us if you plan to attend the meeting.

MGC Identifies Those Interested in 13^th
Casino License

Jefferson City, Missouri- The Missouri Gaming Commission has received
letters of interest in a 13^th casino license. Among those responding
are:

City/Company                           Location/Jurisdiction

The Missouri Gaming Commission will
hold a meeting May 18^th at 1 p.m. at its Jefferson City office for
those interested in the license. MGC will review statutory criteria, and
solicit input as to how long it will take for casino companies to submit their
applications.

The St.Louis Business Journal is reporting proposals for a new gaming facility are due today. Read the rest of the story here.

Tim Logan of the St.Louis Post Dispatch writes about Gene McNary's resignation. Read the story here.

McNary Resigns, Stottlemyre Appointed to Fill Post

Jefferson City, Missouri, Thursday, April 22, 2010- The Missouri Gaming Commission has accepted the resignation of Gene McNary as the 4th Executive Director. McNary submitted his resignation at the MGC monthly meeting in St.Joseph, Missouri Wednesday, April 21st. Following the resignation the Commission appointed Roger Stottlemyre, current Deputy Director of Enforcement for the MGC, as its 5th Executive Director.

MGC Chairman James Mathewson said “we wanted the transition between executive directors to be seamless. We also agreed it would be in the best interest of the Commission, and its staff, to appoint Roger Stottlemyre to fill the vacancy.”

Gene McNary, former St.Louis County Executive, began serving as executive director of MGC in July, 2006. Roger Stottlemyre, former Missouri Highway Patrol Superintendent, began serving as Deputy Director of Enforcement for the MGC in September, 2006.

The actions become effective July 1, 2010.

Tim Logan of the St.Louis Post Dispatch writes a story today about Isle of Capri Corp. Read it here.

Tim Logan of the St.Louis Post Dispatch writes about the RFP briefing held Wednesday. Read it here.

The St.Louis Business Journal reports the city is holding an RFP briefing today. The article also mentions Wild Rose and their interest in Sugar Creek. The Kansas City Business Journal reported Wild Rose is not interested.

Rudi Keller of the Southeast Missourian newspaper reports a casino company is interested in Cape Girardeau. Read the story here.