The State of Missouri has casino gaming on riverboats, charitable gaming (bingo), and a lottery.

Casinos

Missouri casino gambling takes place on riverboats, under the auspices of the Missouri Gaming Commission. The Missouri Gaming Commission was established in 1993 by the 87th General Assembly as specified by Chapter 313 RSMo to regulate excursion gambling boats. There are 12 riverboat gaming casinos in Missouri. This industry employs approximately 10,900 people with an annual payroll of approximately $347 million.

Lottery

Development: The Missouri Lottery was created by the passage of a constitutional amendment on November 6, 1984. Ticket sales began January 20, 1986, with the introduction of a single scratch-off game, Jackpot 86.

Beneficiaries: Approximately 26.4 cents of every dollar spent on the Missouri Lottery benefits Missouri's public education program. Lottery funds help support a variety of programs including the A+ program, Virtual Schools, Special Education Excess Costs, construction of college and university buildings, library acquisitions and educational scholarships. For detaild annual information about appropriations, see this pdf.

For more information see the Missouri Lottery website.

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Admissions is the total number of entrants to Missouri casinos during the year; Slots is the total number of slots in operation; Slot WPD is the average win per slot per day for the year; Slot Hold is the average hold percentage for all slot machines; Slot Handle is the estimated total slot play (revenue divided by hold%); Tables is the total number of tables in operation; Table WPD is the average win per table per day for the year; Table Hold is the average hold percentage for all slot machines; Table Drop is the estimated total table play (revenue divided by hold%).

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Total revenue is total ticket sales sales plus interest earned on the lottery fund balance and miscellaneous revenue sources . Prize liability is the total amount of prize money paid back to winners. Net Revenue is the total revenue minus vendor and retailer commissions and prize payouts and operating expenses; it is equal to "operating income." Prize and net revenue percentages are taken from the total revenues.

1984: Missouri Lottery created

1986: Lottery sales begin

1992: Missouri riverboat gambling approved by voters; only poker and blackjack are permited

1994: Missouri Gaming Commission Charitable Games division established

1994: Riverboat gaming begins; the first two casinos to open are the President in St. Louis and the Casino St. Charles, on May 27

1994:On June 22, Argosy-Riverside and St. Jo Frontier Casinos receive licenses

1994: On September 22, Harrah's-North Kansas City receives a gaming license

1995: Casino Aztar (Carruthersville) and Sam's Town (Kansas City) open

1995: Slot machines legalized

1996: Flamingo Hilton (Kansas City) opens (currently Isle of Capri)

1997: Kansas City Station opens (currently Ameristar); Harrah's Maryland Heights opens

2000: Gaming regulations liberalized to remove cruising requirements

2001: Mark Twain Casino (LaGrange) and Isle of Capri-Boonville open

2007: Lumiere Place (St. Louis) opens

2008: $500-per-session loss limit eliminated

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