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

Ziv Chen

Last Updated: June 13, 2024 6:52 PM EDT • 54 sec read.

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 Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) recently released its financial reports for May, revealing that revenue from the state’s 13 riverboat casinos was up around 1.25% year-over-year.

Revenue reached approximately $163 million in the month of May, a slight increase from last year’s $161 million. Bally’s in Kansas City saw the largest year-over-year revenue jump of 11% after reporting positive growth in nine of the past 11 months.

Seven other casinos reported year-over-year revenue increases, including the two Century Casinos in Cartuhersville and Cape Girardeau.

Three Missouri casinos reported revenues above $20 million in May, with Ameristar St. Charles generating the highest at $25.3 million. River City Casino in St. Louis collected $21.5 million in revenue, followed by Hollywood Casino St. Louis with $21.3 million.

Total admissions across the 13 venues reached almost 2.4 million guests in May - a marginal 0.3% increase year-over-year.

River City Casino saw the highest number of admissions at 340,709. The revenue collected from Missouri’s casinos in May resulted in a tax contribution of $34.2 million for the state, which will go toward education, veterans programs, and other causes.

Because MGC regulations prohibit land-based casinos or other mobile casino apps, casino gambling in the state is limited to riverboat venues. Since Missouri sports betting is yet to be legalized, real money online casinos are unlikely to launch in the state in the near future, either.

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Ziv Chen
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.