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MGC Welcomes Fifth Executive Director

Jefferson City, Missouri, June 30, 2010- The Missouri Gaming Commission welcomes new Executive Director Roger Stottlemyre. Stottlemyre replaces Gene McNary who resigned April 21, 2010. He becomes the fifth executive director in MGC history.

 

Chairman James Mathewson says “Roger Stottlemyre is a former Superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. His background is in law and gaming enforcement. His experience will enable him to effectively lead staff, assist the Commission in regulating the State’s riverboat casinos, and in the process of licensing the 13^th riverboat gaming casino.”

 

Replacing Stottlemyre as Deputy Director of Enforcement is O’Fallon, Missouri Deputy Police Chief Bill Seibert. Seibert is a former

Lt. Colonel with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

In other MGC personnel changes, Frank Jung has been named General Counsel. Jung, who has served as Legal Counsel with MGC for over a year, replaces Chris Hinckley who remains with the Commission as Legal Counsel in St.Louis.

 

The next meeting of the Missouri Gaming Commission will be July 28, 2010 in Jefferson City. 

President Casino Closes Forever

The President riverboat casino has closed forever. Tim Logan of the St.Louis Post Dispatch has the story.

Update on Video Gambling in Illinois

Interesting update at the Herald-Review.com. Illinois truck stop owners are anxiously awaiting the arrival of video gaming. They're not the only ones counting on additional revenues...

24 hour gaming makes the news

Casinos in Missouri can opt to go to 24 hour gaming. Chris Blank of the Associated Press wrote the story. KPLR TV in St.Louis ran the story.

No complimentary cocktails

Missouri is not the only state not allowing complimentary cocktails. Read the story from the AP here.

Interest in 13th license in Parkville

The Kansas City Star reports on Parkville's interest in the 13th license. Read the story here.

Ameristar expands

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.

Cape Girardeau

The city of Cape Girardeau will hold a meeting with casino companies on July 8th. Read the story in the Southeast Missourian.

Missing Cards

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.

Opinion

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.