Missouri

News & Analysis

Kentucky Bans Skill-Game Devices, As Legal And Lobbying Battles Continue

Devices offering supposedly skill-based games with names such as Lucky Fruit and Living Large but which play like slot machines will now be illegal in Kentucky after Governor Andy Beshear signed a bill on Thursday prohibiting the machines.

Missouri VLT Bill Backers Seek Other Legislative Opportunities

After coming up short five times in efforts to legalize video lottery terminals (VLTs) as part of legislation legalizing retail and mobile sports betting in Missouri, one veteran Republican state senator still believes regulating and taxing these machines is crucial to halting the expansion of grey-market games.

U.S. Legislative, Legal Battles Continue Over Unregulated Gaming Machines

The dispute over whether supposedly skill-based games found in convenience stores throughout the U.S. should be made legal and taxed or simply legislated out of existence continues to play out as lawmakers in various states have been unable to resolve the issue through legislation.

News In Brief: February 20-February 24, 2023

Brazilian state launches first ever regulated sports-betting site, Hong Kong will extract an additional HK$12bn from the Hong Kong Jockey Club over five years and Missouri committee favours bill without VLTs.

Professional Athletes Want Protections Added To Missouri Sports-Betting Bills

After several incidents where gamblers have directed their frustrations at athletes online after losing bets, the players’ associations from the five major U.S. sports leagues are asking state lawmakers for protections to be included in sports-betting bills or in standalone measures.

Research & Reports

U.S. Sports Betting Partnership Monitor

This expanded report tracks partnerships signed by casinos, sportsbook operators, tech providers, leagues and media companies since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of May 2018 and surveys the market landscape for online sports betting and internet gaming in 24 key states, including Ohio, Maryland and Massachusetts.

U.S. Fantasy Sports Overview

In this special report, VIXIO GamblingCompliance examines the U.S. fantasy sports sector and provides an overview of licensing and consumer protection requirements.

Special Report: U.S. Ballot Initiatives and Gubernatorial Races — November 2020

Voters in several key gaming states voted on November 3 to determine the outcome of key gambling initiatives, as well as elect state governors that will influence gaming policy for at least the next four years.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: January 2020

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from January 2020 includes tribal gaming initiatives in Florida and Oklahoma; gaming litigation in Arkansas and Nebraska; cardrooms in California; and expanded gaming legislation in Maryland and Missouri.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: February 2018

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from February 2018 includes information on expanded gaming legislation in Florida, Missouri, and Virginia; tribal gaming matters in Michigan and Oklahoma; sports betting legislation in Iowa, Maryland, and West Virginia; and fantasy sports legislation in Alabama and Kentucky.

For more in-depth coverage on sports betting bills, please see the Special Report: U.S. Sports Betting Tracker.

Data & Forecasts

Missouri - Tax and Admissions Report - May, 1994 to Feb, 2023

Latest monthly Tax and Admissions Report data from the Missouri Gaming Commission. The data released for each casino contains the following information: Number of admissions, number of patrons, adjusted gross revenue (AGR), admission fees and gaming tax. There are approximately 27,310 data points in this document.

Missouri - Revenue Report - Jan, 2013 to Feb, 2023

Latest monthly Revenue Report data from the Missouri Gaming Commission. The data released for each casino contains the following information by game: Number of units, adjusted gross receipts (AGR) and drop/handle. There are approximately 105,905 data points in this document.

Market Monitor: U.S. Commercial Gaming

This monthly report spans more than 100,000 data points, detailing trends in U.S. land-based commercial gaming since the start of 2007. Key headline casino metrics, split by state, region and market, sit alongside data from other emerging segments such as VGTs and instant racing.

Midwest U.S. - Revenue Summary Report - Jan, 2007 to Jan, 2023

Latest monthly Revenue Summary Report data for the Midwest region of the United States. The data released for each state contains the following information: Gaming revenue & year-on-year growth by casino and market shares by region. There are approximately 44,365 data points in this document.

Market Monitor: U.S. Lotteries

This report provides comprehensive benchmarking of key operational metrics across all 46 state lotteries in the $100bn+ U.S. lottery market. Featuring an interactive dashboard which facilitates visual cross-lottery comparisons, the dataset aggregates information from more than 900 annual lottery reports since 2000.