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Missouri Riverboat Casino Revenue Up Slightly Year-Over-Year in May

Collins Garrett

Updated as of June 13, 2024 at 6:52 PM EDT • Read time: 54 seconds. Find more information on Twitter and Google News.

Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia (11) is doused with water as we examine the May revenue report for Missouri riverboat casinos.
Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia (11) is doused with water by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) and left fielder MJ Melendez (1) after defeating the New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on June 13, 2024. Photo by Jay Biggerstaff / USA TODAY Sports via Imagn.

The financial reports for May from the Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) show that revenue from the state’s 13 riverboat casinos increased by approximately 1.25% compared to the previous year.

In the month of May, revenue hit around $163 million, slightly up from the previous year’s $161 million. Bally’s in Kansas City experienced the biggest year-over-year revenue increase at 11%, with positive growth reported in nine of the last 11 months.

Two Century Casinos, one in Cartuhersville and one in Cape Girardeau, were among the seven other casinos that reported year-over-year revenue increases.

In May, three Missouri casinos saw revenues surpassing $20 million. Ameristar St. Charles led the way with $25.3 million, followed by River City Casino in St. Louis with $21.5 million and Hollywood Casino St. Louis with $21.3 million.

In May, total admissions at the 13 venues nearly reached 2.4 million guests, which represented a slight 0.3% increase compared to the previous year.

River City Casino had the most admissions with 340,709 visitors. In May, the revenue from Missouri’s casinos generated a tax contribution of $34.2 million for the state. This money will be allocated towards education, veterans programs, and other important causes.

Due to MGC regulations banning land-based casinos and mobile casino apps, casino gambling in Missouri is currently restricted to riverboat venues. With Missouri sports betting not yet legalized, it is unlikely that real money online casinos will be introduced in the state anytime soon.

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Collins Garrett
Ziv has over two decades of experience in the igaming and sports betting industry, having served in senior marketing and business development positions with both B2C and B2B companies, including Playtech and Microgaming. In 2019, Ziv decided to pursue his passion for writing and became a fulltime industry journalist, covering casino, sports, and gambling business news. He’s specialties include casino games and technology, US state gambling regulation, company performance, as well as gambling affiliates and marketing. As a Pitt graduate, Ziv is a diehard fan of all Pittsburgh sports teams, with the Steelers at the top of the list. In his free time, he enjoys reading crime fiction, biographies (mainly of sports personalities, but not only) and American history. Ziv’s Favorite quote: “We’re going to pursue perfection, knowing full well we won’t catch it, but we’re going to relentlessly chase it,” Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach.