Noel Shull, 63, executive vice president of UMB in Liberty, will take the reins as the new head of the Missouri Gaming Commission. The appointment was announced this week by Governor Matt Blunt.
Shull replaces former Kansas City Police Chief Floyd Bartch, who seemed an ideal fit for the head job since the commission was created in 1993 to regulate gambling boats and to protect gambling operations from criminal activities and to ensure that games are conducted fairly, according to state statute.
Where Bartch, who will remain on the commission as a member, had a background that made him uniquely qualified for the position, Shull's main qualification appears to be the amount of money he and his wife, Peggy, have funneled into Blunt's campaign accounts.
Missouri Ethics Commission records show Mrs. Shull donated $1,000 on Dec. 2, 2005.
During 2004, Shull and Mrs. Shull each gave the maximum $1,200, while in 2003, they each gave the maximum $1,175.
That should make him uniquely qualified to keep criminal influences out of the gaming industry.
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