Missouri Gaming Commission
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The Missouri Gaming Commission is a state agency that regulates riverboat casinos
and charitable bingo in Missouri
. It is headquartered in Jefferson City
.
The Gaming Commission was established in 1993 to regulate excursion gambling boats. The Commission's role is to ensure the legality of licensed gaming operations and that games are conducted fairly, according to their rules and with full disclosure.
There are 12 riverboat gaming casinos in Missouri. The industry employs about 10,900 people with an annual payroll of $347 million.
Riverboat casino
A riverboat casino is a type of casino found in several areas of the United States which use a riverboat as a casino. Several states authorized this type of casino to limit the areas where casinos could be constructed under a type of legal fiction.-History:...
and charitable bingo in Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. It is headquartered in Jefferson City
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
.
The Gaming Commission was established in 1993 to regulate excursion gambling boats. The Commission's role is to ensure the legality of licensed gaming operations and that games are conducted fairly, according to their rules and with full disclosure.
There are 12 riverboat gaming casinos in Missouri. The industry employs about 10,900 people with an annual payroll of $347 million.