Sugar Creek Casino Approved

The Missouri Gaming Commission has unanimously voted to allow a new slot machine casino in Sugar Creek. This was a surprise to some as they feel that the market is already oversaturated with slot machines, and to bring in more would be ridiculous. However, the commission obviously disagrees.

Coming back with a 5-0 vote, the commission angered the state’s casino industry as they say that the Kansas City area cannot handle any more competition from new casinos, as they barely have enough to handle what they have now. They say that the new casino would hurt the other existing slot machine casinos, and that another is not warranted for the area.

William A. Brasher, an Attorney for the Missouri Gaming Association, said that “it is patently inequitable and unfair to place existing licensees at risk,” by adding the new casino. Brasher says that the existing casinos have already put “hundreds of millions of dollars” into their establishments and the addition of a new casino would make it impossible for them to recoup the money that they have spent.

The commission said that they felt that the concerns of the association were unfounded and unwarranted as they simply did not want to see more competition come to the area. They feel that the additional competition will do just fine in that area. Brasher pointed out that the last time they had five casinos that one had to close down.

 

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