Missouri casinos offer first-class entertainment. Invest billions in the community. Provide more than 6,000 jobs.
Fund education, veterans and community programs through gaming tax revenue. Buy from local vendors. Support responsible gaming programs. And we give back generously.
The Missouri Gaming Association membership includes representatives of the 13 Missouri casino properties.
MGA supports its membership with research and analysis on a variety of market and regulatory issues, and communicates with policymakers about topics impacting the industry.
We also help casino companies and their business allies operate and grow responsibly in today’s challenging legislative, regulatory, and legal environment.
Missouri’s first two cruising riverboat casinos – President Casino in downtown St. Louis and Station Casino in St. Charles – open on May 27 with video poker and table games.
Argosy Casino Riverside, St. Jo Frontier Casino and Harrah’s North Kansas City open by September.
Voters approve games of chance in November and guests are playing slot machines in December.
Missouri Gaming Association establishes its first responsible gaming program, the 1-888-BETSOFF hotline.
Casino Aztar in Caruthersville and Sam’s Town in Kansas City open.
Missouri Gaming Commission allows riverboat casinos to remain dockside.
Flamingo Hilton Kansas City opens.
The Missouri Alliance to Curb Problem Gambling (MACPG) is founded.
Station Casino Kansas City and Players/Harrah’s Casino in Maryland Heights open.
Voters approve a constitutional amendment permitting boats in moats within 1,000 feet of a river.
Sam’s Town becomes the only Missouri casino to close.
At the five-year anniversary, Missouri has received $580 million in tax revenue for education and $148 million to host communities.
The dedicated Compulsive Gamblers Fund, which is financed through admission fees paid by casinos, is signed into law.
Mark Twain Casino in LaGrange and Isle of Capri Boonville open.
At the 10-year anniversary, Missouri has received a total $1.65 billion for education, and $473 million for veterans and early childhood programs.
A constitutional amendment is passed that, among other things, capped the number of casino licenses in the state at 13.
Voters eliminate Missouri’s Lumière Place Casino and Hotel in downtown St. Louis opens.
The state’s 13th and final casino, Isle Casino Cape Girardeau, opens its doors.
Casinos have generated a total $1.2 billion in tax revenue for host communities since 1994.
Bally's Corporation acquires the Isle of Capri Casino in Kansas City, rebranding it as Bally's Kansas City.
The law was changed to allow the last remaining riverboat casino to move inland.
