Missouri News - Page 18

News Brief: Step into any casino any Saturday night, and it's instantly obvious that after 10 years, gambling has woven itself deeply into Missouri’s social and economic fabric.

News Brief: Operators of Celebration City amusement park have removed three arcade games that authorities say may have been illegal gambling devices.

News Brief: A Missouri Judge Richard Callahan rejected an attempt by opponents of a proposed Rockaway Beach casino to strike down the ballot measure as unconstitutional.

News Brief: As casino revenues climb to record levels this year, Kansas City casino patrons are closing in on the dubious milestone of losing $2 million a day at the boats.

News Brief: The odds of hitting a royal flush in video poker are about 40,000 to 1. But what are the odds of hitting that top jackpot hand during a 15-minute game malfunction?

News Brief: A group fighting a proposed casino in southwest Missouri succeeded in getting a new judge to hear its lawsuit.

News Brief: Some residents of the small Lake Taneycomo town of Rockaway Beach are suing the state of Missouri to keep the casino issue off the August ballot.

News Brief: Opponents of a proposed casino in southwest Missouri have filed a lawsuit on Wednesday that they hope will prevent a statewide vote on the proposal.

The St. Louis County Council has approved a resolution endorsing Pinnacle Entertainment's proposed $300 million gaming and mixed-use facility in Lemay, Missouri.

News Brief: Three vehicles have been donated to Alton, Missouri, by Argosy Gaming Co., which operates the casino on the riverfront.

News Brief: The Missouri town of Hollister won't be joining the crusade to keep casino gambling out of the Ozarks.

News Brief: Ten years ago on Thursday, the Admiral and the Station Casino in St. Charles debuted as the state's first two riverboat casinos surrounded by a storm of debate. Missouri now has 11 gaming sites and the debate continues.

ews Brief: Opponents of a $100 million casino planned in Rockaway Beach, Missouri, say the fight isn't over.

News Brief: Ameristar Casinos Inc. won $24.7 million from gamblers at its St. Charles boat in April, extending its hold on the top spot in the market.

ews Brief: Three of the four Kansas City-area casinos reported higher revenue in April than last year, according to statistics the Missouri Gaming Commission released Monday.

News Brief: A new casino in the Lemay area will spread bankruptcies, suicide and property crime to even more of the St. Louis area, casino opponents said Tuesday.

News Brief: Readers of Midwest Gaming and Travel magazine have chosen three Illinois casinos among their favorites in five Midwestern states.

News Brief: The Texas Hold 'Em poker craze has spawned a hit TV show, and the next big thing could be free, legal tournaments in neighborhood bars, coast to coast.

News Brief: The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday set a timetable to decide whether to support a proposal for a riverboat gambling casino complex in Lemay.

News Brief: The Missouri Gaming Commission reported that monthly gross revenues were a record $57.8 million last month, up 6.5 percent from March 2003.