Though Missouri hadn’t set a new record in a while, the standard was $1.7 billion per year or so for the past decade. Now they’re in position to perhaps exceed $2 billion in the 2022-23 fiscal year, which began July 1. Since first surpassing $1 billion in annual AGR in 1999-2000, Missouri casinos have reached that mark each year. Steady Growth For Missouri Casinosįrom 1994, when the first two riverboat casinos opened in Missouri, the state has seen steady growth in its revenue numbers.
Here are three takeaways for Missouri gaming in June.
That was a 10.4% increase over the $1.726 billion in 2020-21 and a bump of about $100 million compared to the $1.806 billion that had been the state’s high-water mark since 2011, according to financial archives on the Missouri Gaming Commission website. The 13 riverboats that make up the Missouri casino industry ended a record fiscal year in June.ĭespite a decline from the revenue reported in May, the Show-Me-State broke a yearly mark that had stood for more than a decade.Īll told, the total adjusted gross revenue (AGR) for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which ended on June 30, was just more than $1.9 billion ($1,904,681,521.86, to be exact).
