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Located in Jefferson City, Mo., the Missouri Division of Professional Registration provides administrative support to more than 35 professional licensing boards and commissions. It is responsible for licensing and regulating activities of over 400,000 residents who represent nearly 200 trades and professions. The division works to serve and protect the public from incompetency, misconduct, gross negligence, fraud, misrepresentation and dishonesty by providing an accessible and accountable regulatory system. The Missouri Division of Professional Registration offers licenses to qualified professionals through the examination and evaluation of minimum competency and enforces standards by implementing legislation and administrative rules. It is an agency within the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration. The division is comprised of approximately 200 staff members.

Located in Jefferson City, Mo., the Missouri Ethics Commission is responsible for the enforcement of lobbying, conflict of interest and campaign finance disclosure laws in the state. Founded in 1991, the commission receives and reviews complaints of alleged violations of lobbying, campaign finance disclosure and the conflict of interest statutes. The Missouri Ethics Commission is also responsible for the investigation and referral of complaints to the appropriate prosecuting or disciplinary authority. It also initiates judicial proceedings against the violators of various laws. Additionally, the Missouri Ethics Commission provides information and assistance to lobbyists, elected and appointed officials, and the employees of the state and political subdivisions.

The Mississippi Gaming Commission, also known as MGC, is responsible for the enforcement of the Gaming Control Act. It works in collaboration with law enforcement and international, national, state, county and local regulatory agencies. The commission maintains an accounting division that classifies financial information. The Mississippi Gaming Commission also regulates charitable gaming activities. It publishes quarterly surveys that provide information about the gaming industry. The commission s compliance division is responsible for examining and reviewing the financial and accounting records of gaming licensees. The Mississippi Gaming Commission operates a gaming laboratory that establishes maintenance procedures for machine field testing and certification. The commission also maintains enforcement, criminal investigation and legal divisions.