Missouri Riverboat Casinos Report 8% Year-Over-Year Revenue Rise in July

According to a report published by the Missouri Gaming Committee, electronic gaming devices accounted for 94% of the total revenue.

Ziv Chen

Last Updated: August 13, 2025 10:51 AM EDT • 2 minute read

Missouri Riverboat Casinos Report 8% Y-o-Y Revenue Rise in July — Pictured: The President Casino on the Mississippi River next to St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT/ via SIPA USA.

Missouri riverboat casinos have reported just $167.7 million in revenue for July, an 8% year-on-year increase compared to $155.2 million generated the year prior.

According to a report published by the state’s gambling regulator, the Missouri Gaming Committee, electronic gaming devices (EGDs) accounted for 94% of the total revenue, yielding $145.9 million, up 9% from the previous year's $133.6 million. Table games also increased by 1%, from $21.5 million to $21.7 million. The state doesn't have a legal real-money online casino market.

In addition, only one of the 13 casinos in the state saw year-on-year losses, while four saw double-figure percentage increases.

The highest revenue was recorded by Ameristar SC, which earned $25.6 million, up 6% from the $24.1 million generated the year prior. Its sister casino, Ameristar KC, saw a 4% increase from $16.8 million to $17.5 million.

Additionally, Century Caruthersville saw a 32% increase in revenue year-on-year, with revenues rising from $6.7 million to $8.4 million. However, its sister location, Century Cape, was the only casino in the state to see no change in revenue year over year, with a reported revenue of $5.8 million in 2024 and $5.9 million in 2025.

The only casino in the state to lose money was Bally’s Kansas City, with revenue decreasing from $11.8 million to $11.1 million and table games revenue dropping 41% from $1.1 million to $651,026.

PENN Entertainment preparing to open sportbooks in Missouri

Missouri residents are about to have new additions to casinos in the coming months, as PENN Entertainment has teased that new sportsbooks are coming to its Missouri properties. The group posted two positions for sportsbook managers before the state’s Dec. 1 sports betting launch.

The job postings are for managerial positions at the Hollywood Casino St Louis and River City locations. PENN has also confirmed that its Riverside location will host a sportsbook.

The state will release only two untethered mobile licences, for which DraftKings and FanDuel are front-runners, so other companies are looking for partnerships with casinos in the state. So, Companies like PENN Entertainment are looking for ways to offer sports betting through retail routes.

Fanatics SportsBook has applied for Missouri sports betting licence

In addition to PENN opening sportsbooks in Missouri, Fanatics has also applied for a mobile sports betting license from the Missouri Gaming Commission.

Fanatics has become the fifth operator to apply for a license before the market’s anticipated launch, following in the footsteps of other operators, including DraftKings and Underdog.

Missouri released a regulatory framework earlier this year that disclosed up to 19 retail and 14 online licenses would be available. If Fanatics gains a license, it would become the 23rd state in which the sportsbook operates. Soon, residents will be able to take advantage of Missouri sportsbook promos.

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Ziv Chen

Ziv has over two decades of experience in the igaming and sports betting industry, having served in senior marketing and business development positions with both B2C and B2B companies, including Playtech and Microgaming. In 2019, Ziv decided to pursue his passion for writing and became a fulltime industry journalist, covering casino, sports, and gambling business news. He’s specialties include casino games and technology, US state gambling regulation, company performance, as well as gambling affiliates and marketing. As a Pitt graduate, Ziv is a diehard fan of all Pittsburgh sports teams, with the Steelers at the top of the list. In his free time, he enjoys reading crime fiction, biographies (mainly of sports personalities, but not only) and American history. Ziv’s Favorite quote: “We're going to pursue perfection, knowing full well we won't catch it, but we're going to relentlessly chase it," Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach.