MRHD CONSIDERS LAND BASED CASINO

SIOUX CITY'S ARGOSY RIVERBOAT GAMBLING CASINO WILL BE MOVING ASHORE IN THE FUTURE.....BUT WHEN AND WHERE HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED. 

THE MISSOURI RIVER HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD VOTED MONDAY TO EVENTUALLY REPLACE THE RIVERBOAT CASINO WITH A LAND-BASED OPERATION, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE OPERATED BY PENN NATIONAL GAMING WHICH MANAGES THE ARGOSY.

MRHD CHAIRMAN MARK MONSON SAYS THEIR BOARD REJECTED AN PROPOSAL FROM PENN NATIONAL TO BUILD A LAND CASINO:

PENN VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS ERIC SCHIPPERS SAYS HIS COMPANY IS READY TO MAKE A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COMMITMENT TO A LAND CASINO IN SIOUX CITY:

MONSON SAYS MRHD WILL CONTINUE TO SPEAK WITH PENN NATIONAL ABOUT A LAND CASINO, BUT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE DEAL IS THE RIGHT ONE:

MONSON SAYS MRHD IS NOT PLANNING TO TALK WITH ANY OTHER GAMING COMPANY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SCHIPPERS SAYS THE ARGOSY HAS OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY IN SIOUX CITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HIS COMPANY HOPES TO WORK OUT A LONG TERM DEAL WITH MRHD AND CONTINUE TO BE A STRONG MEMBER OF THE SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY.

  MRHD EXTENDED THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT WITH PENN TO RUN THROUGH THE END OF MARCH OF 2013.