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Missouri Gaming Commission order closing all riverboat gaming casinos (Mar. 17, 2020) as extended (media release May 13, 2020)

Missouri Gaming Commission Extends Casino Closure

Missouri Gaming Commission · Missouri (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Missouri
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Riverboat gaming regulatory authority (RSMo ch. 313; 11 CSR 45)
Issued
2020-05-13 May 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17 midnight (initial closure order) (read as 2020-03-17)
End
2020-05-31 11:59 p.m. (casinos reopened June 1, 2020) (read as 2020-05-31)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to May 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureEvents and venues
Addressees
  • all riverboat gaming casinos
Functions reached
  • AM amusement and casino floors
  • FB casino food and beverage
  • LG casino hotels
  • HR casino workforce
Collection
Missouri MO

Operative words

The Missouri Gaming Commission has extended the order for all riverboat gaming casinos to remain closed through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, May 31, 2020. MGC previously ordered all riverboat gaming casinos in the state to temporarily suspend their casino operations and to close effective midnight March 17, 2020 due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enforcement

Regulatory closure order on licensees

Notes

The State's one sector-wide closure order; thirteen licensed casinos closed for eleven weeks.

Retrieval note

The Commission's own release describing its orders.