Tagged: missouri gaming commision

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Bid protest halts construction at Birds Point Levee
• Truman State to consider adding sexual orientation to non-discrimination policy
• The Missouri Supreme Court says two candidates for state Legislature can be on this year's ballot.
• Missouri Gaming Commission has a new chairman

The Missouri Gaming Commission has a new chairman.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

• Missouri's annual legislative session comes to a close.
• Missouri Gaming Commission chairman announces plans to step down.
• Officials of Missouri colleges and universities to meet in Columbia, Mo. next week.
• Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson travels to Missouri to aid Republican John Brunner's campaign.

Jim Mathewson, the chairman of the Missouri Gaming Commission will step down Friday. Matthewson chose not to stay for a second three-year term in order to spend more time with his family.

During Mathewson’s tenure with the Gaming Commission, Missouri’s 13th casino license was awarded to developers in Cape Girardeau and disassociated gamblers were provided a pathway to reinstatement.  He says the main challenge now is raising enough revenue to help K-through-12 schools.

Officials with the Missouri Gaming Commission say they’re getting a lot of inquiries about a new rule that allows people to take themselves off the state’s voluntary casino exclusion list.