GAMING ASSOCIATION 20 State of the Industry 11 INDUSTRY ECONOMIC FINANCIALS CONTRIBUTIONS (Since 1994) Gaming Revenue for the More than $4.17 billion for educational programs School Foundation Formula (elementary, secondary and early childhood) 2011 $341 Million $162 million for veterans programs 2010 $330 Million 2009 $317 Million 2012 OFFICERS HELP VETERANS 2008 $303 Million FY 2011 SUMMARY 2007 $288 Million PRESIDENT Besides providing $6.6 million 2006 $287 Million Lyle Randolph, Lady Luck Caruthersville in gaming tax funding for veterans $343 million in 2011 wages and tip income 2005 $271 Million programs in 2011, Missouri casinos 10,435 employees – 48% percent female, 37% percent minority 2004 $252 Million VICE PRESIDENT Fiscal Year Fiscal 2003 $235 Million found many ways to honor and $1.8 billion in adjusted gross receipts 2002 $218 Million Sean Barnard, Ameristar Kansas City $396 million to the state in taxes and admission fees 2001 $188 Million support military veterans, both TREASURER those returning home from war and $92 million to the host communities in taxes and admission fees $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300 $350 Ryan Hammer, Harrah’s St. Louis those who served many years ago. Gaming Revenue in Millions CASINO FUNDS FOR WORTHY CAUSES SECRETARY Neil Walkoff, River City Casino Ameristar employees pledged $6.6 million - Veterans Commission Industry Results more than $101,000 to the V.A. $4 million - Missouri National Guard Adjusted Gross Medical Center’s Spinal Cord $5 million - Missouri Financial Assistance Revenues by Admissions by Lady Luck Caruthersville honored employee vets Calendar Year Calendar Year $493 million Injury Service to buy state-of-the- $30.6 million - Early Childhood Development, Education & Care art rehabilitation equipment and at a Veterans Day celebration. 2011 $1.80 billion 54 million CY 2011 $300,000 - Compulsive Gamblers Fund 2010 $1.79 billion 55 million expand rehab services for veterans from Missouri Harrah’s Kansas City served complimentary 2009 $1.70 billion 53 million and eight neighboring states. Ameristar, the Craig Veterans Day and Memorial Day buffet dinners 2008 $1.68 billion 52 million H. Neilsen Foundation and employees have to all veterans who showed military ID. Casinos - Missouri’s Highest 2007 $1.59 billion 49 million provided more than $442,000 and countless Taxed Industry 2006 $1.59 billion 53 million volunteer hours to the organization since 2009. Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City sends 2005 $1.53 billion 54 million Gaming Revenues care packages and letters to active duty military 2004 $1.47 billion 54 million Missouri casinos operate in one of the highest-taxed casino Benefit Missouri Harrah’s St. Louis employees and treats them to a special hotel stay 2003 $1.33 billion 51 million supported programs for jurisdictions in the country, paying an effective tax rate of 27% 2002 $1.28 billion 51 million military veterans, their families in need, and when they visit home. Ameristar was honored off the top, in addition to other business taxes. That effective rate School Foundation Formula 2001 $1.14 billion 47 million children of deployed military men and women with a 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer includes a 21% gaming tax, admission fees paid by casinos for $343,000,000 through Little Patriots Embraced, Gateway Support Freedom Award nomination for this patrons visiting their properties, and other reimbursements to Host Cities Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans, U.S.S. New program. Ameristar Kansas City also co-sponsors the state. Total Taxes and Fees $88,800,000 Mexico Association Annual Reunion, Missouri The Rehabilitation Institute’s annual War and Plus Reimbursements* Missouri casinos contribute more revenue to the state than all Early Childhood Development Military Memorial Foundation, Healing the Recovery Conference for veterans, service $31,000,000 of the approximately 60,000 corporations operating in Missouri. 2011 $539 + $13 = $552 Million Wounds of War and American Hero Care members and their families. Casino taxes rank as the fifth largest source of revenue to the state. 2010 $516 + $13 = $529 Million MGC Expenses* Packages Program and the Gateway Chapter 2009 $512 + $14 = $526 Million $13,268,000 of Paralyzed Veterans of America. The St. Louis County 2008 $440 + $12 = $452 Million Port Authority 2007 $417 + $9 = $426 Million Veterans Commission 2006 $425 + $8 = $433 Million Capital Improvement Lumière Place Casino & Hotel and River City Community 2005 $414 + $8 = $422 Million $6,600,000 Casino Casino partnered with the Veterans Affairs Reinvestment Fund, Fiscal Year Fiscal 2004 $403 + $7 = $410 Million Medical Center to serve an upscale dinner for funded by the River 2003 $369 + $6 = $375 Million Missouri College Guarantee Trust Fund 400 guests after a special Memorial Day service City Casino lease 2002 $358 + $7 = $365 Million $5,000,000 2001 $322 + $6 = $328 Million at Third Baptist Church. Lumière Place also agreement, provided Lumiere Place Casino Missouri National Guard served lunch to local veterans on Veterans Day. $250,000 to $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 Trust Fund American Legion Missouri Civil War Museum Lemay *Includes real estate and sales taxes $4,000,000

Lady Luck Caruthersville held a Veterans Day Post 15 to build a Casino River City Casino Compulsive Gamblers Fund celebration to honor employee vets, hosting World War I Memorial at Jefferson Barracks $298,000 The Missouri Gaming Association is the professional speaker Anthony Smith of The Mission Continues, Cemetery and $150,000 for a future Missouri *Direct Reimbursements to cover Missouri Gaming organization representing the Missouri casino industry. Commission expenses not covered by casino licensing fees and admission fees. a national charity that challenges post 9/11 Civil War Museum. Lady Luck Casino vets to rebuild a sense of purpose through www.missouricasinos.org community service. CASINOS MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH CHARITABLE GIVING Awareness to benefit the Blessing Breast At A Day at the Lake, an annual event hosted local communities in 2011, making hundreds Center Financial Assistance Program. by The Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas of thousands of dollars in cash, in-kind and Missouri casinos are generous corporate their Workplace Giving Campaign to twice within 24 hours and helped send two Mark Twain celebrity chef Andy Miller starred City, Ameristar Cares employee volunteers volunteer donations. citizens, donating $2,045,000 and help Angels’ Arms buy their sixth home trucks full of supplies to Joplin residents. in a local television commercial to promote set up the event, served lunch and helped thousands of volunteer hours to charitable in St. Charles County to provide foster the March of Dimes Signature Chef's participants with spinal cord injuries and organizations in 2011. housing for children and to keep foster Terrible’s Mark Twain Casino helped Auction to improve the health of babies. other disabilities enjoy a day of freedom and Missouri Casino Taxes siblings together. families affected by Alzheimer’s disease excitement on the lake. Gaming Tax and Admission Fees “We hear from communities across the through the 10th Annual Alzheimer’s After being displaced from work by Paid to the State state that the casinos are good corporate Ameristar hosted the annual Law Pro-Am Golf Tournament and auction, floodwaters, employees of Terrible’s Nearly 300 Ameristar Kansas City employees, 2011 $395,874,776 citizens, always willing to help,” said Mike Enforcement Torch Run for Special which raised $38,000 for the Alzheimer’s St. Jo Frontier Casino were given the family members and friends participated in Winter, Executive Director of the Missouri Olympics, with General Manager Jim Association Quincy Area Branch. chance to volunteer in the community while and volunteered at the 2011 Susan G. Komen 2010 $395,867,916 Gaming Association. Franke and employee/Olympic Medalist Hannibal Regional Hospital Foundation receiving their regular paycheck. At least 125 Race for the Cure. Ameristar was the $0 $400 Jane Jackson running the torch. Ameristar honored Mark Twain Casino at their ninth employees, half of the workforce, volunteered Presenting Sponsor. Gaming Tax and Admission Fees in Millions Harrah’s Casinos focuses charitable St. Charles has contributed more than annual Cornerstone Society banquet for nearly 16,000 hours for organizations like Ameristar Kansas City’s Star Pavilion was giving on seniors, health, education and $42,000 to Special Olympics. their support of the Hannibal Cannibal Second Harvest Community Food Bank, the location for the annual Labor Day Gaming Tax and Admission Fees civic causes. Harrah’s St. Louis and Race during Tom Sawyer Days and the Habitat for Humanity, Pattee House MDA Telethon. Dozens of Ameristar Cares Paid to Local Host Communities Harrah’s North Kansas City supported The St. Charles County Muscular Shoeless Joe’s Celebrity Golf Classic. Mark Museum, the Jesse James Home, YWCA, volunteers answered phones and helped 2011 $88,799,922 the annual Missouri Alliance of Area Dystrophy Association Executive Lock-Up Twain Casino also partnered with Blessing nursing homes, churches, schools, city and with security. Agencies on Aging (MA4) “Senior Summit event hosted by Ameristar raised more than Hospital to sell breast cancer awareness county agencies, and many other organizations. 2010 $91,054,033 on Aging and Health,” hosting a dinner and $50,000. Ameristar presented a check for apparel in the casino gift shop, and sponsor a Lumiere Place River City Casino , , $0 $100 donating $5,000 for the Summit’s “Best $10,000 and provided space, food and health fair and 5K Walk for Breast Cancer Every Thanksgiving, Ameristar Casino Isle of Capri Casinos in Kansas City Gaming Tax and Admission Fees in Millions Demonstrated Practices Awards,” which beverages. Ameristar employees also worked Hotel Kansas City serves Thanksgiving and Boonville, Lady Luck Casino in went to the Father Tolton Center, the the MDA Telethon. dinner to 380 seniors and disabled adults at Caruthersville, and Argosy Casino Hotel Kimberling/Branson Senior Centers and Don Bosco Senior Center. and Spa in Riverside also supported their the Grundy County Senior Center. Ameristar St. Charles helped in the 2011 Harrah’s St. Louis also was the presenting Good Friday tornado recovery by donating sponsor for the Mother’s Against Drunk 4,600 bottles of water to the American Red “Project 21” Provides Scholarships, Educates Youth Driving (MADD) Gateway Chapter’s Cross and providing meals for 100 disaster “Heroes for Heroes” awards banquet, team volunteers over several weeks. When a Marissa Nicole Renfroe of Sikeston, In the article, which was published in the high school honoring law enforcement officers who tornado hit Joplin, Ameristar St. Charles a senior at Sikeston Senior High newspaper, Sanders wrote “once a teen experiences the ‘high’ made record DWI arrests. donated bottled water, food, paper goods, School, was surprised by what she of winning, especially if that person has a poor self-image, hotel towels and clothing to the St. Charles learned while researching underage he is more likely to continue gambling. When teens lose, Ameristar St. Charles employees Chamber of Commerce, the local collection gambling for a Missouri Gaming which will surely happen, their lives take a bad turn.” pledged more than $85,000 through hub. Ameristar filled the chamber office Association scholarship application. Terrible’s Mark Twain golf event “I was surprised to learn that very young people can be affected by “I didn’t realize the impact of gambling addiction, how addicted they can get and how hard it is underage gambling,” said Renfroe. to get over,” Sanders said. “My friends were shocked. It opened their “I learned that the younger you eyes to how serious gambling addiction can get real fast.” New Jobs - Isle of Capri Cape Girardeau Opening 2012 start, the more likely you are to become addicted.” Other scholarship recipients include Rebecca Lambert of St. Louis, Isle of Capri Casino plans to hire approximately 500 people to staff its new Cape Girardeau casino, which a senior at Westminster Christian Academy; Ryan Doyle of St. Louis, is expected to open by the end of the year pending final approval by the Missouri Gaming Commission. Winning poster by Marissa Renfroe Renfroe won a $1,500 Project 21 a senior at De Smet Jesuit High School; Jacob Thomas Ball of Paris, scholarship from the MGA based on her creative poster, which a senior at Paris R-II High School; and Jennifer Baker of Wright “We’re looking for people who wake up in the morning, grab hold of life and are excited about what the day replicated the vintage sign with the message “WELCOME City, a senior at Wright City High School. has to bring to them,” said General Manager Chet Koch. Jobs will be advertised on the company's website. to Responsibility.” She displayed the poster in her school to help educate other teens. Scholarship applications are due each year in early March. Essays, Casino jobs on the gaming floor will include slot technicians, slot attendants and table game dealers, posters or video submissions must be published or displayed in the among others. The casino restaurants will hire managers, cooks, servers and dishwashers, among others. Daniel Call Sanders of Windsor, a senior at Windsor High School, school for at least a week in January or February. For more Administrative staff will include advertising and marketing; finance, accounting and cashiers; human also won a $1,500 scholarship towards tuition at the University information, visit www.missouricasinos.org. resources including employee relations and benefits coordinators; security and surveillance; computer of Central Missouri for his article “Underage Gambling: A Lose technicians, environmental services, mechanics and others needed to operate and maintain the property. Lose Situation.”