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Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-041 Order Primary source read

Order extending casino closure (media release of April 29, 2020)

Riverboat casinos to remain closed through 11:59 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2020 (after the statewide stay-home order ended May 3)

Missouri Gaming Commission · Missouri Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator) (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Missouri Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator) · Missouri
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 313.805
Issued
2020-04-28 Apr. 28, 2020
Effective
2020-04-29
End
Extended May 13, 2020 to 11:59 p.m. May 31 (Ex. MO-026); reopening June 1, 2020 under the Commission's health and safety requirements (read as 2020-05-13)
In force
Apr. 29, 2020 to May 13, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closure
Addressees
  • All riverboat gaming casinos
Functions reached
  • SF casino floors closed beyond the end of the Governor's stay-home order, by the regulator's independent order
Collection
State gaming and racing regulators AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING

Operative words

The Missouri Gaming Commission has extended the order for all riverboat gaming casinos to remain closed through 11:59 p.m. Friday, May 15th, 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

§ 313.805

Notes

Shows the regulator's closure ran independently of, and outlasted, the Governor's stay-home order (which expired May 3, 2020).

Retrieval note

Release header dated April 29, 2020; filename uses Apr. 28 per the release's own text date.