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Missouri casino revenue goes up despite economic strugglesTuesday, August 12, 2008ST. LOUIS (AP) — The economy may be struggling, but Missouri's casino gambling industry isn't. The latest figures from the Missouri Gaming Commission shows that overall casino gambling revenue rose 7 percent in July to nearly $147 million. The Lumiere Place casino in St. Louis had revenue of $14.3 million. The downtown casino opened in December. The big loser was another downtown St. Louis casino, the President. It's revenue declined 75 percent — not surprising since the casino that sits directly on the Mississippi River was closed for half the month due to the flood. The biggest gainer was the Mark Twain casino in La Grange, whose revenue increased 14 percent. Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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This is just insane. No wonder a couple of locals are trying to get a piece of the casino pie.
Ceiling Cat
Why is it insane? Restaurants, theaters, stores and hotels are full of customers. Sikeston rodeo was sold out and people were there for the entire week. Maybe our economy is not as dire as is being presented to us by media?