Missouri Gaming Commission
Missouri Gaming Commission
Q: How do I contact the Missouri Gaming Commission at a casino?
A: There is an MGC agent on every boat when the casino is open. You can ask a casino security person to direct you to the MGC agent on the boat.
Q: Why are the troopers on the boats?
A: The trooper assigned to the boats are responsible for:
Q:How many people visited a casino in Missouri last year?
A: I n fiscal year 2005 (July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005) 25,145,579 people visited a casino in Missouri.
Q: If the troopers were not on the boats, would there be more of them on the highways?
A: The state of Missouri authorizes the Highway Patrol to have a specified number of troopers for patrolling the highways of Missouri and that number of troopers cannot be exceeded according to state law. The troopers assigned to the gaming boats are not included in this maximum number authorized by the legislature and do not count against that total number. This is allowed because the casino boats are charged for the salaries and other associated costs of the troopers assigned to the boats. If all of the troopers were taken off of the boats, this would result in the Patrol being over their authorized strength. No additional troopers could be hired until the Patrol dropped back below the number of officers authorized by the legislature.
Q: How much did casinos contribute to education last year in Missouri?
A: The number is $301,865,081 for fiscal year 2005.
Q: Do I need a license in order to work on a riverboat?
A: Every individual in a position on a riverboat or otherwise participating in gaming operations in any capacity is required to have an occupational license from the Missouri Gaming Commission authorizing him/her to be employed on the licensed premises to practice his/her business profession or skills. Click here for more information.
Q: How old do you have to be to play bingo?
A: Section 313.040(10) states that "no person under the age of sixteen (16) may play or participate in the conducting of bingo."
Q:Are children allowed in bingo halls?
A:Children are allowed in the bingo halls when accompanied by a parent or guardian. However, a licensed bingo organization's house rules may prohibit children from being on the bingo premises.
Q: How much can a licensed bingo organization payout in one bingo session? A: In any single day of bingo, a licensed bingo organization's maximum payout may not exceed $3,600, not including the Progressive Game payout.
Q: What is a progressive game? A: As 11 CSR 45-03.370 states, "a progressive game is a bingo game in which the established prize amount must be increased from one occasion to the next scheduled occasion, if no player completes the required winning pattern within the specified number of bingo balls drawn as posted by the game operator. A prize for a progressive game may start at an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may be increased by no more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each occasion during which the progressive game is played."
Q: Can a bingo worker play bingo?
A: A bingo or pull-tab worker cannot be a worker and a player at the same time. The Bingo Division advises licensed bingo organizations that once a worker ceases working the bingo game and starts playing bingo, he/she cannot start working the bingo game again.