Casino stocks feel effects of troubled economy in U.S. (Courier-Post)
To understand just how badly the financial meltdown has hurt casino company stocks, look no further than the sale of stock last week by an executive of Trump Entertainment Resorts, the company founded by real estate mogul Donald Trump.

Missouri lawmakers looking to redirect new casino tax money from ballot measure (Canadian Business)
Just weeks after voters approved a casino ballot measure, Missouri lawmakers are looking to redirect the money that had been earmarked for the

Missouri's Casino revenue could be detoured (KSPR Springfield)
Casino money that's supposed to go to Missouri's school funding formula could be diverted to other sources.

Agency: Illinois, Missouri casino industry won't recover until 2010 (The Pantagraph)
ST. LOUIS -- Fitch Ratings expects that the gaming industry, slammed by the credit crunch and consumers cutting back on discretionary spending, will not recover until 2010.

Kansas lays off casino regulators (The Kansas City Star)
Facing a shortage of work to do, the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission said Tuesday it will lay off 11 staff members and reduce hours for an additional 10 workers effective Feb. 7.

Mo. lawmakers look to divert new casino tax money (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Just weeks after voters approved a casino ballot measure, Missouri lawmakers are looking to redirect the money that had been earmarked for the state's school funding formula.

Place your bets on the outlook for 2009 (The Kansas City Star)
The triple whammy of recession, deteriorating credit markets and withering consumer spending is pushing some U.S. casino operators toward debt default or worse.

Magazine names winner of “Lawyer of the Year� award (The Kansas City Star)
Chuck Hatfield of Stinson Morrison Hecker has been named “Lawyer of the Year� by Missouri Lawyers Weekly, and four other lawyers with area ties were named finalists.

MO lawmakers debate new money from casino taxes (WGEM Quincy)
Missouri lawmakers want to redirect money earmarked for the state's school funding formula.   In November, voters approved a measure that will bring in an estimated 130-million dollars a year in new money from casino taxes.  What to do with that money is likely to spark debate with legislators.

Mo. lawmakers look to divert new casino tax money (Columbia Missourian)
JEFFERSON CITY — Just weeks after voters approved a casino ballot measure, Missouri lawmakers are looking to redirect the money that had been earmarked for the state's school funding formula. Some lawmakers want to divert the money to raise teacher salaries. Others want to use it to boost spending on gifted and special education programs in K-12 schools, or to channel it to colleges and ...