riverboats to inch ashore<\/a> in order to expand their facilities.<\/p>\nSports Betting Lifeline\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
Despite Louisiana likely passing new regulations to bring the state’s riverboats onto land in 2018, and Illinois expected to continue debating land-based casinos, Missouri gambling is expected to remain in its status quo in the 12 months ahead.<\/p>\n
But changes could be on the way through sports betting.\u00a0If the US Supreme Court rules with New Jersey that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) violates the Constitution, Missouri lawmakers could introduce legislation to allow its riverboats to operate sportsbooks.<\/p>\n
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley was one of 20 state attorneys general who signed a brief in support of repealing PASPA. Eilers & Krejcik, a California research firm covering the gaming industry, recently opined that it would expect Missouri to have sports gambling laws on the books within five years if PASPA is struck down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The St. Louis area is home to six riverboat casinos. In 2017, they collectively grossed $1,025,443,718, and while that’s a 1.2 percent gain on 2016, gaming analysts believe sports betting is needed to spur new growth and return the market to previous levels. The 1.2 percent market gain was primarily fueled by Lumiere Place. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":68259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,13,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
St. Louis Casinos Stagnant at $1 Billion in 2017 Revenue<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n