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Missouri Gaming Commission

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    September 22, 2011

    So, What's to Become of President Casino Entrance on St. Louis Riverfront?

    Photos: Chad Garrison​Daily RFT was on the St. Louis riverfront the other day when we came across the sight above. It's the porte-cochere (that's fancy for "car port") for the President Casino. The only problem with this picture? The President Casino is no longer there. The Missouri Gaming Commiss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Just How Does a Dead Body Go Unnoticed for 12 Days in a Casino Parking Garage?

    In its defense, Ameristar says its parking garages are big ones. Well, yeah, but...​A casino patron leaving the Ameristar St. Charles made a grisly discovery early today in the casino's parking garage.Hattie Bradley, 62, lay dead inside a white Ford Mustang. Authorities say surveillance footage sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Cape Girardeau Could Have Missouri's First Smoke-Free Casino Following April 5 Vote

    Cape Girardeau rolls the dice on smoking next week.​Here's an interesting tidbit out of Cape Girardeau where voters next week will be asked to weigh in on a smoking ban for bars, restaurants and most places open to the public. This week the group pushing for the ban, Smoke-Free Cape, filed paperwo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Could Missouri Be Next State to Push For Internet Gaming?

    Online gaming: New Jersey legislators deal. The governor folds.​The Wall Street Journal had an interesting piece yesterday about state lawmakers trying to tiptoe around federal laws prohibiting online gambling. The effort put forth by legislators in New Jersey and Iowa would allow only residents o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Cape Girardeau Chosen for Casino

    Despite today's news, the rendering of the Cape Girardeau casino has always included fireworks.​The Missouri Gaming Commission this morning announced that it has chosen Cape Girardeau to receive the states 13th and final gaming license. The southeastern Missouri city beat out competing bids from K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Could Smoking Ban Kill Cape Girardeau Casino? Meanwhile, St. Louis Bid Gets Stronger

    cdc.org​The Missouri Gaming Commission is expected to announce Wednesday which city will be awarded the state's 13th and final casino license. Last week, state regulators issued a report favoring Cape Girardeau over proposals for St. Louis and Kansas City. But that report apparently did not c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Board of Aldermen: Cha-Ching! Bring on the Chain of Rocks Casino

    Image viaThe Board of Aldermen think they can hit it big with the Chain of Rocks Casino​The Board of Aldermen doubled-down on the city's efforts to replace the defunct President Casino, approving a measure at their meeting this morning that opens the door for developers to build a $134 million cas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    With North County Out of the Running, St. Louis Casino Opponents Target Chain of Rocks Proposal

    Image viaChain of Rocks Bridge: A good place for another St. Louis casino?​Earlier this week, the chairman of the Missouri Gaming Commission, Jim Mathewson, ruled that North County Development LLC -- the group hoping to build a sprawling casino and resort near the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Hearings This Morning on St. Louis Casino Proposals

    A rendering of Casino Celebration at I-270 and Riverview.​Got anything to say in support or opposition to two casino proposals currently under consideration in St. Louis? Then head on down to the Renaissance Hotel at the airport a.s.a.p. That's where the Missouri Gaming Commission is holding heari ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Win, Lose or Draw: St. Louis Casino Bid Great for Area Hikers, Bikers

    www.greatrivers.infoPath over the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge​The Great Rivers Greenway today announced that it's struck a deal with a casino developer that wants to build a new gaming facility in north St. Louis. The deal has the GRG donating a small chunk of land near the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    President Casino Craps Out; Brown Water to Blame

    Image Via​The first gambling boat to open its doors in Missouri back in 1994 is officially closed -- a week before its owner was to shutdown the casino anyway. The flooded Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis forced the President Casino to halt business a week ago. Yesterday the casino announce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Charlie Dooley Opposes Casino Next to Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

    Image sourceCharlie Dooley may have killed the Riverview Casino development​Daily RFT first reported on the proposed "Riverview Casino" next to the pristine wetlands of the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area and the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers way back in July 2009.Despite str ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Could St. Louis Have Casino King to Complement East St. Louis Casino Queen?

    ​Monday was the deadline to submit bids with the St. Louis Development Corporation for a new downtown casino to replace the President, which is closing this summer. As the St. Louis Business Journal reports, three companies have thrown their name in the hat. They include Isle of Capri, Koman Prope ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Pinnacle Pays For "Interfering With, Restraining and Coercing Employees" At St. Louis Casinos

    Image viaLumiere Place employees get the last laugh in labor dispute​It's been a roller-coaster of a year so far for Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment. First the Missouri Gaming Commission revoked their license for the President Casino. Then they opened the fancy new River City Casino in Lema ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    St. Louis Solicits Bids For Casino to Replace the President

    City rolls the dice for a new casino.​Now that the license for the President Casino is up for grabs, St. Louis officials are scurrying to bring a new gaming facility to the city. Rodney Crim, executive director for the St. Louis Development Corporation, announced yesterday that the city is issuing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Pinnacle Surrenders President, Allowing Room for North County Casino

    ​Pinnacle Entertainment has decided to surrender its license for the President Casino to the Missouri Gaming Commission. Earlier this year the gaming commission voted to strip the under-performing casino of its license, though recently an appeals court had questioned the commission's action.

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Mayor Slay Has Words for Missouri Gaming Commission: Don't You Dare Sink This Ship

    Wikimedia CommonsIf the President capsizes, its gaming license could be given to a casino operating beyond city limits (and coffers).​Following press reports that the Missouri Gaming Commission plans to vote today to shut down the President Casino by July 1, Mayor Francis Slay yesterday threw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Gaming Commission Torpedoes President Casino

    danesnotesonboats.blogspot.comThe S.S. Admiral a.k.a. President Casino​As expected, the Missouri Gaming Commission this afternoon voted unanimously to strip the gaming license to the President Casino in downtown St. Louis. The commission voted 4-0 to revoke the license despite strong objections fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    After 70 Years on the St. Louis Riverfront, Fate of S.S. Admiral Could Be Decided Tomorrow

    A 1940s poster advertising the Admiral.​She was originally built in 1907 as a side-wheeled steamboat named the "Albatross".In 1940 she was transformed -- based on drawings from a female fashion illustrator named Mazie Krebs -- into a metal-encased, Art-Deco masterpiece. The $1-million makeover lef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Missouri Gaming Commission: Ex-Pinnacle CEO Guilty of Bad Behavior, Innocent of Crime

    Image Via​You can bet that ex-casino boss Dan Lee would like to take back a few things he said to Steve Stenger and Charlie Dooley.Early last month, when Lee was the CEO of Pinnacle Entertainment, the Vegas-based company that owns and operates three casinos in the St. Louis area, he planted his fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch Gets Political With Its Online Advertising

    On the eve of Election Day two weeks ago, some online readers of the Post-Dispatch opened their inboxes to find an intriguing note from the local daily: an e-mail touting Proposition A, the controversial gambling ballot initiative that aimed to do away with the $500 loss limits enforced at the state ... More >>

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  • News

    August 29, 2001

    Beat the Casinos? Not Yet.

    As always, gambling is a numbers game

  • News

    July 4, 2001

    The Transit Authority

    Bi-State is losing riders and money. Mike McGrath, who has driven a bus for more than a year, thinks he knows what's wrong.

  • News

    April 25, 2001

    The Count

    Ace blackjack player Stuart Ziglin has been beating Missouri casinos at their own game. Now they want to change the rules.

  • News

    February 14, 2001

    Stalking Back

    Trying to collect a half-million-dollar debt from Floyd Warmann, the hunter becomes the hunted

  • News

    December 6, 2000

    Jackpot

    Missouri's "get-tough" gaming commission gives an embattled casino what it wants

  • News

    November 1, 2000

    Joker's Wild

    Casino lawyer Michael Lazaroff cheated for years -- and the insiders knew. Now that he's cut the deal of his life, why does anybody believe him?

  • News

    August 30, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Published the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2000

  • News

    August 23, 2000

    Unlucky Town

    Published the week of Aug. 23-29, 2000

  • News

    July 5, 2000

    The Great St. Louis Casino War

    Published the week of July 5-11, 2000

  • News

    June 7, 2000

    The Albatross

    St. Louis has a long and tortured history with the Admiral, home of the President Casino, but the city is about to gamble another $3 million to keep it afloat. It's a risky bet.

  • News

    January 26, 2000

    PRAYING AGAINST THE ODDS

    Developers of a Lemay casino have political muscle on their side. But the School Sisters of Notre Dame are betting on a higher power.

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