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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The competition for Missouri’s last available casino license has been narrowed to four companies. Five entities had submitted applications to the Missouri Gaming Commission. But commission spokeswoman LeAnn McCarthy said Tuesday a proposal from Sunway Gaming LLC for a casino in Sugar Creek was rejected because it was incomplete. A second group also has proposed a …

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Virginia Commission: Shine Didn’t Provide Payroll Bond, Other Docs for Licensure
Sherdog.com
A Shine Fights event originally scheduled for this Friday at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., was relocated to the First Council Casino in Newkirk, …
Oklahoma Commission Has ‘Major Concerns’ About Shine FightsMMAFighting.com
OTHER NEWS: Shine Fights announces move to First Council Casino in Oklahoma …MMATorch
SHINE FIGHTS CEO: “VIRGINIA COMMISSION RENEGED ON VERBAL AGREEMENT”Fight Hype
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SHINE FIGHTS CEO: “VIRGINIA COMMISSION RENEGED ON VERBAL AGREEMENT”
Fight Hype
“We are very excited to be the site for the September 10 Grand Prix Tournament”, stated Marketing Director of the First Council Casino, Liz Childf. …
OTHER NEWS: Shine Fights announces move to First Council Casino in Oklahoma …MMATorch
Shine Fights blames Va. commission for tourney shiftUSA Today
Shine Fights Makes New Oklahoma Tournament Site OfficialMMAFighting.com

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Keep politicians off Ohio Casino Commission: editorial
Plain Dealer
Besides seven part-time commissioners — at $60000 each, for 12 meetings a year, plus expenses — the new Ohio Casino Control Commission also needs the …
Ex-lawmaker wants on casino boardCincinnati.com
Watching the casinosToledo Blade

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Ex-lawmaker wants on casino board
Cincinnati.com
Now she’s among 60 people – 10 of them from Butler and Hamilton counties – seeking a job on the seven-member casino commission, which pays $60000 a year. …

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A couple of opponents to the expansion of casino gambling in Ohio have thrown their name in the mix to be part of the Commission that regulates the casino industry in the state.

Three developers vying to build and manage a state-owned casino in south-central Kansas will lay out their plans before the Kansas Lottery Commission next month. Casino – Kansas – United States – Gambling – Games

The three applicants seeking to build and manage a casino in Sumner County will present their proposals to the Kansas Lottery Commission at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 8.

Sumner County Considers New Casino Proposals
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For the third time, the county’s commission is considering proposals from three casino developers, each hoping to build a destination complex near either …
St. Louis-area casino revenue up 4 percent in JulyTrading Markets (press release)
Sumner County Commission hears casino pitchesWichita Business Journal
Casino developers unveil plansKSN-TV
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The Wichita Eagle (blog)
Kan. Lottery decides on casino deadlines
BusinessWeek
The state Lottery Commission will extend the application deadline for a contract to develop a casino in southeast Kansas if no proposals are received by …
Kansas Lottery sales top $235M in latest yearBusinessWeek
Kansas Lottery prepares to extend casino deadlinesWichita Business Journal
Lottery Commission hopes for casino bidsKansasReporter (blog)
The Wichita Eagle (blog)

By TOM TROY BLADE POLITICS WRITER The developer of a planned Toledo casino got final major site-plan approval from the Toledo Plan Commission Thursday. Eric Schippers, senior vice president of Penn National Gaming Inc. of Wyomissing, Pa., told the commission that the company hopes to begin moving earth on the East Toledo site within a month. The $250 million facility is scheduled to open in …

By TOM TROY BLADE POLITICS WRITER The developer of a planned Toledo casino got final major site plan approval from the Toledo Plan Commission Thursday. Eric Schippers, senior vice president of Penn National Gaming, Inc., of Wyomissing, Pa., told the commission that the company hopes to begin moving earth on the East Toledo site within a month. The $250 million facility is scheduled to open in …

Reno casino given final chance to remain open
Las Vegas Sun
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North County leaders, Dooley butt heads over casino
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Last month, he sent a letter to the Missouri Gaming Commission saying he was opposed to the casino for environmental reasons. Dooley’s opposition came after …

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Missouri Gaming Commission lays out casino application process
Bizjournals.com
Applications for the 13 th and final Missouri riverboat casino license are due Sept. 1, the Missouri Gaming Commission said Wednesday. …
Effects Of A Possible New Casino In Cape GirardeauWSIL TV
Gaming commission: Casino license application deadline is Sept. 1Southeast Missourian
Wednesday: Around the political blogosphereKansas City Star
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St. Louis Business Journal
Gaming Commission chief: Decision on who gets Missouri casino by September
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The company that would have operated the Diamond Jo Fort Dodge casino unveiled a plan to buy the Wild Rose Casino in Emmetsburg in a letter sent to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission a day before state regulators voted on gaming licenses last week.

JOHNSTON The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission today voted 5-0 to grant a state gambling license for a proposed casino in Lyon County. The commissioners also voted unanimously to deny casino license applications for proposed gambling projects in Tama, Wapello and Webster counties. Commission members cited market saturation and concern over new operations cutting into profits [...]

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is set to vote on applications for four new casino licenses. The commission is expected to decide Thursday on license bids from casino supporters in Fort Dodge, Ottumwa, Tama County and Lyon County.

The fate of four possible new casinos in Iowa rests in the hands of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, and on Thursday the Commission is expected to make their decision.