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Missouri treasurer defends ads on gambling machines

JEFFERSON CITY - The state treasurer of Missouri says he has no plans to remove decals of the official state seal with his name on them from unregulated slot machines as part of an agreement he made with a politically connected company that has flooded gas stations and bars with the gambling devices. In a letter Friday, Republican Vivek Malek, an…
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Video shows driver accused of killing 2 Nevada troopers at Las Vegas casino drinking before crash, prosecutor says

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A judge set bail at $500000 for Jemarcus Williams, 46, the driver accused of killing two Nevada State Police Highway Patrol troopers in a hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning. Williams, who works as a bell captain and valet, made his first appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court on Friday morning. He is accused of killing Sgt.…
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Video shows driver accused of killing 2 Nevada troopers at Las Vegas casino drinking before crash, prosecutor says
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Missouri's gambling debate players chase stakes worth billions

MISSOURI, USA - Missourians spend billions every year in pursuit of instant riches. They buy lottery tickets, play casino games and dab bingo cards. And increasingly in recent years, they play games of questionable legality in convenience stores, truck stops and small gaming parlors. Everyone involved in the industry thinks people would spend more,…
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Missouri's gambling debate players chase stakes worth billions
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Players in Missouri gambling debate chase stakes worth billions

Missourians spend billions every year in pursuit of instant riches. They buy lottery tickets, play casino games and dab bingo cards. And increasingly in recent years, they play games of questionable legality in convenience stores, truck stops and small gaming parlors. Everyone involved in the industry thinks people would spend more, if given the…
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First Alert 4 Investigates: Gaming machines outside casinos in Missouri

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) -- The bright lights and bells of gaming machines have been making appearances in local convenience stores. Gambling is illegal in Missouri, except within the confines of licensed casinos. Nevertheless, a legal loophole has allowed these machines to operate unchecked, and a recent judicial decision has added further complexity…
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First Alert 4 Investigates: Gaming machines outside casinos in Missouri
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Casinos plan appeal of ruling in unregulated slot machine lawsuit

An appeals court will be asked to take another look at whether a trade association for Missouri casinos can sue a company that puts video games offering cash prizes in convenience stores and other retailers across the state. The Missouri Gaming Association said in a news release Wednesday that it will appeal the decision that dismissed its claims…
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Missouri casinos challenge ruling in slot machine case

JEFFERSON CITY - The organization representing Missouri's 13 riverboat casinos is asking a state appeals court for another chance to prove that unregulated slot machines in gas stations, bars and truck stops are illegal. In a filing Wednesday, the Missouri Gaming Association is seeking a decision that would stop Torch Electronics and a convenience…
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Missouri casinos challenge ruling in slot machine case
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Judge tosses lawsuit to stop MSHP from seizing slot machines

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Less than 24 hours before the state of a trial to decide if slot machines that offer cash prizes are illegal, the judge dismissed the case. We've all seen them inside convenience stores and truck stops: video lottery terminals. Torch Electronics wanted the courts to stop the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) from seizing…
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Judge tosses lawsuit to stop MSHP from seizing slot machines
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Missouri judge dumps gambling company's suit against state

JEFFERSON CITY - A Cole County judge moved to dismiss a lawsuit by one of the state's largest purveyors of unregulated slot machines Monday, one day before the closely watched case was set to go to trial. Cole County Judge Daniel Green said Torch Electronics cannot go forward with its case against the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Through the…
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Trial postponed in Torch gambling case against Missouri highway patrol

The trial in a closely watched case that could settle whether video games offering cash prizes are legal in Missouri has been postponed. On Friday, Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green moved the trial, which had been scheduled to start Tuesday and last up to four days, to Oct. 3, after complaints from attorneys for Torch Electronics about late…
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Trial postponed in Torch gambling case against Missouri highway patrol
St. Louis Today

Trial delayed in high-profile Missouri gambling lawsuit

JEFFERSON CITY - A politically connected company that has flooded Missouri gas stations with unregulated slot machines convinced a judge Friday to delay the start of its trial against the state. Attorneys for Torch Electronics and Warrenton Oil won the change after complaining that the state "dumped more than 5000 pages of previously undisclosed…
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Trial delayed in high-profile Missouri gambling lawsuit
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Roundup: Ventura County man nabs jackpot at Chumash Casino, more news

Here's a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: A Ventura County grandfather recently snagged a $556120 jackpot at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, the casino said Friday. The anonymous winner hit the prize on May 25 using a Bonus Times progressive machine in the casino's Higher Limits room. It was his…
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Attorney general calls illegal gambling ‘complex.’ Many Missourians disagree.

JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri's attorney general argued last week that the issue of illegal slot machines in gas stations and bars is "complex" when asked whether he believed the unregulated games were legal or illegal. But, a Post-Dispatch review of public complaints about the spread of unregulated and untaxed video gambling in the state shows many…
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How Safe Is Jackpot for Travel? (2023 Updated)

If you want to get from Idaho to Nevada the fastest way possible, you'll have to go through Jackpot, Nevada. The town's name comes after its founders fled the gambling ban in Idaho and set up shop just across the state line. It's a small town of 1100 people, with tourism and outdoor activities being the main draws. Most tourists will never know…
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Prosecutor investigating gambling machines not in casinos

WEBSTER COUNTY, Mo. - An ongoing battle on whether it's legal to have gambling machines placed in areas other than casinos, like convenience stores and truck stops, continues. Recent lawsuits have been filed against Missouri slot machine companies. The lawsuits argue that video machines are illegal and unregulated. Missouri's attorney general said…
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Prosecutor investigating gambling machines not in casinos
St. Louis Today

Lawsuit seeks class-action status for Missourians out cash on unregulated slot machines

JEFFERSON CITY - A new lawsuit is using state consumer protection statutes and a federal law used to prosecute organized crime to go after Missouri's most well-known purveyor of unregulated video slot machines and the convenience stores that host them. The lawsuit names Wildwood resident Steven Miltenberger and his firm, Torch Electronics, in a…
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Lawsuit seeks class-action status for Missourians out cash on unregulated slot machines
St. Louis Today

On illegal gambling, new attorney general says solution lies with local officials

JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri's newly minted attorney general signaled a hands-off approach Tuesday to the spread of illegal gambling across the state. Moments after being sworn in as the state's 44th attorney general, Republican Andrew Bailey told reporters that thousands of unregulated and untaxed slot machines are the responsibility of local…
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On illegal gambling, new attorney general says solution lies with local officials
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Fact Finders: Are gambling machines in gas stations legal?

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - St. Louis area lawmaker Rasheen Aldridge plans to file a bill to address all the gambling machines you see in gas stations. That's the subject of this week's Fact Finders: Are gambling machines allowed in gas stations? Missouri has 13 regulated casinos. For other situations, The Missouri Highway Patrol considers machines…
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Armed with campaign cash, video gambling companies again pushing for legal slots in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY - Two video gambling companies from Illinois are backing proposed legislation that would bring slot machines to Missouri gas stations, truck stops and bars. J&J Ventures and Accel Entertainment have formed a political action committee designed to funnel campaign contributions to lawmakers who have been unable to agree on a way to…
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From 'wise guys' in barrooms to flat screens and apps, how Kansas gambling has evolved

In the first 10 days of legal sports wagering in Kansas, people made almost $40 million in bets. While that may sound like a windfall for the state's treasury, it is not. "After the payment of player prizes and deductions for promotional play and the federal excise tax, net sports wagering revenue for the first 10 days was $233351, of which the…
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From 'wise guys' in barrooms to flat screens and apps, how Kansas gambling has evolved
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Sky River Casino is now open in Elk Grove

The Sky River Casino, the $500 million complex operated by Boyd Gaming and built on land owned by the local Wilton Rancheria, is now open in Elk Grove. They are Sacramento County's first Indian casino. The casino staff made a surprise announcement about their soft opening on Facebook after midnight on Aug.16. "Psst…you up? We're open," they stated…
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Sky River Casino in Elk Grove causing parking worries

Elk Grove Police Department told ABC10 that they are monitoring the area and have assigned an officer to the neighborhood for patrol. ELK GROVE, Calif. - When some people moved into an Elk Grove neighborhood near Sky River Parkway, they had no idea they were moving their family across from the Sky River Casino. Carol Naka, a mother of four, says…
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Missouri regulators field complaints, inquiries about spread of slot machines

JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri gaming regulators have recorded nearly 100 reports of illegal slot machines this year as the unregulated industry continues to flood the state with gambling devices. But, not all of the people who call the Missouri Gaming Commission or fill out one of its complaint forms are upset about the spread of the unregulated and…
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Missouri regulators field complaints, inquiries about spread of slot machines
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Bomb threat note cause of casino evacuation in Okla.

OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. - A bomb threat at "Indigo Sky Casino and Resort" prompts casino managers and local law enforcement to evacuate the gaming facility and adjoining hotel. Melanie Heskett, General Manager of Indigo Sky Casino and Resort said a note was found in one of the casino's bathrooms. "The note seemed to be pretty threatening and specific,…
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BREAKING: Bomb threat note cause of casino evacuation

OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. - A bomb threat at "Indigo Sky Casino and Resort" prompts casino managers and local law enforcement to evacuate the gaming facility and adjoining hotel. Melanie Heskett, General Manager of Indigo Sky Casino and Resort said a note was found in one of the casino's bathrooms. "The note seemed to be pretty threatening and specific,…
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BREAKING: Bomb threat note cause of casino evacuation
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Phillips 66 says it doesn't condone illegal gambling at its gas stations

JEFFERSON CITY - A major fuel supplier in Missouri says it is opposed to the spread of illegal gambling at convenience stores and gas stations where its brand is being sold. Phillips 66, which supplies petroleum products to wholesale distributors who, in turn, deliver the product to retailers across the state, said in a statement to the…
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Phillips 66 says it doesn't condone illegal gambling at its gas stations
St. Louis Today

Phillips 66 says it doesn’t condone illegal gambling at its gas stations

JEFFERSON CITY - A major fuel supplier in Missouri says it is opposed to the spread of illegal gambling at convenience stores and gas stations where its brand is being sold. Phillips 66, which supplies petroleum products to wholesale distributors who, in turn, deliver the product to retailers across the state, said in a statement to the…
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Phillips 66 says it doesn’t condone illegal gambling at its gas stations
St. Louis Today

Highway patrol finds casino-style slot machines at Missouri gas station

JEFFERSON CITY - A state police investigator found actual, casino-style slot machines at a southwestern Missouri gas station during an investigation into the tens of thousands of unregulated gambling devices that have flooded the state. In March, records show Sgt. Jason Trammell of the Missouri State Highway Patrol found seven of the machines at…
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Highway patrol finds casino-style slot machines at Missouri gas station
St. Louis Today

Two Arkansas companies enter Missouri’s unregulated slot machine market

JEFFERSON CITY - Two Arkansas companies have apparently entered what has become a lucrative, rapidly expanding and possibly illegal enterprise in Missouri. Missouri Lottery Director May Scheve-Reardon told members of the state lottery commission last week that agency staffers have been reviewing correspondence with the Missouri State Highway Patrol…
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Two Arkansas companies enter Missouri’s unregulated slot machine market
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Raiders’ Nate Hobbs resolves misdemeanor speeding case in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs resolved a misdemeanor speeding case Monday, with his attorney entering a no-contest plea on his behalf and paying a $250 fine. Hobbs, 22, did not appear in court with his attorney, Richard Schonfeld, for the brief hearing stemming from Hobbs' arrest Jan. 16 on a Las Vegas-area freeway. A…
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Raiders' Hobbs resolves misdemeanor speeding case in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs resolved a misdemeanor speeding case Monday, with his attorney entering a no-contest plea on his behalf and paying a $250 fine. Hobbs, 22, did not appear in court with his attorney, Richard Schonfeld, for the brief hearing stemming from Hobbs' arrest Jan. 16 on a Las Vegas-area freeway. A…
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Casino cities in Missouri call for crackdown on illegal gambling

Officials in Missouri's 13 cities that have casinos called Wednesday for a stronger crackdown on illegal gambling machines that have flooded the state in recent years. Members of the Missouri Home Dock City Association said Attorney General Eric Schmitt, county prosecutors and law enforcement agencies should move aggressively to enforce laws…
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Casino cities in Missouri call for crackdown on illegal gambling
St. Louis Today

Senator compares Missouri purveyor of slot machine-style games to illegal drug dealer

JEFFERSON CITY - A state senator on Thursday compared one Wildwood-based company to an illegal drug dealer, calling the argument its video gaming devices aren't games of chance "loose and fictitious." The comments by Sen. Bill White, R-Joplin, followed testimony during a Missouri Senate hearing by Thomas Robbins, lobbyist for Torch Electronics, who…
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Senator compares Missouri purveyor of slot machine-style games to illegal drug dealer
St. Louis Today

Amid spread of slot machines in Missouri, citizens raise concerns to gambling regulators

JEFFERSON CITY - Nearly 300 people have asked Missouri gambling regulators to investigate potentially illegal slot machines that have flooded the state. In a report to the Missouri Lottery Commission, the general counsel of the Missouri Gaming Commission said a hotline established by the agency has received 280 citizen reports about the machines,…
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Amid spread of slot machines in Missouri, citizens raise concerns to gambling regulators
St. Louis Today

Landlord for St. Louis casinos no longer has prominent lobbyist on payroll

JEFFERSON CITY - A prominent Missouri lobbyist is no longer representing a company that serves as a landlord to gambling casinos across the state. Until Monday, Steve Tilley, a close ally to Gov. Mike Parson, was listed on state ethics reports as registered to lobby on behalf of Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. But, after being contacted about…
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Landlord for St. Louis casinos no longer has prominent lobbyist on payroll
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Smashed machines end Missouri illegal gambling case

PLATTE CITY - When the bucket of the backhoe came down on the first of five illegal gambling machines destroyed Thursday by court order, it crumpled like a cardboard box being prepped for recycling. The particle board sides offered no resistance to the pressure, and in about 40 seconds, all that remained was a pile of wood, plastic and electronic…
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Smashed machines put emphatic end on Missouri illegal gambling case

PLATTE CITY - When the bucket of the backhoe came down on the first of five illegal gambling machines destroyed Thursday by court order, it crumpled like a cardboard box being prepped for recycling. The particle board sides offered no resistance to the pressure, and in about 40 seconds, all that remained was a pile of wood, plastic and electronic…
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Smashed machines put emphatic end on Missouri illegal gambling case
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Few charges result from scores of Missouri highway patrol gambling investigations

During 2019 and 2020, the Missouri State Highway Patrol delivered almost 200 cases to local prosecutors alleging violations of state gambling laws. But according to state court data, only about two dozen cases have actually been filed. In most counties with alleged violations - including eight of 13 with five or more cases - prosecutors have not…
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Few charges result from scores of Missouri highway patrol gambling investigations
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Despite troubles in Illinois, gambling company pouring money into Missouri campaigns

JEFFERSON CITY - One of the nation's largest video gambling companies is pumping contributions into the campaign accounts of Missouri politicians at the same time it faces a $5 million penalty from regulators in Illinois. Accel Entertainment contributed $15000 to the House Republican Campaign Committee on Aug. 24 and has doled out tens of thousands…
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Despite troubles in Illinois, gambling company pouring money into Missouri campaigns
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Missouri slot machine company sues prosecutor to head off law enforcement scrutiny

JEFFERSON CITY - A Wildwood-based slot machine company sued a southwest Missouri county prosecutor this month in an attempt to stop an investigative subpoena into its operations. The politically connected Torch Electronics sued Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Patterson on July 15, asking the Greene County Circuit Court to quash an…
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Missouri slot machine company sues prosecutor to head off law enforcement scrutiny
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Cop among 133 individuals arrested in Baguio City gambling den

BAGUIO CITY - Authorities raided an illegal gambling den which resulted in the arrest of 133 personalities, including one police officer last Saturday, June 12 at a commercial building in Legarda Road, Baguio City. GAMBLERS ALL. Authorities swooped down on a building where an alleged gambling activities were held resulting in the arrest of 133…
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Vegas hitting jackpot as pandemic-weary visitors crowd back

Tourists ride escalators to Planet Hollywood and the Miracle Mile Shops on the Las Vegas Strip Saturday, April 17, 2021. Saturday, May 1, 2021 | 7:35 p.m. To Mike Anger in Midland, Michigan, a $100 round-trip airline flight and $260 for five nights at a Las Vegas hotel made it too easy to say yes. "How could I turn that down?" the 39-year-old…
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Defeat of gambling bill likely dooms legislative push against ‘gray market’ machines

The Missouri Senate has defeated a three-pronged effort to expand gambling in Missouri while suppressing unregulated devices that offer cash prizes to players. The vote that defeated the bill may have been the last chance this legislative session to address the proliferation of devices that some prosecutors have attacked as illegal and that others…
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Defeat of gambling bill likely dooms legislative push against ‘gray market’ machines
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Downtown’s Circa casino to open during coronavirus pandemic

Like many things in Las Vegas, casino openings are known for being over the top. But the extravagant parties - often accompanied by VIP guest lists, fireworks and performers - are more than just an excuse to pop a few bottles of champagne. They're a casino's first chance to make an impression and kick-start operations, and could affect customer…
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Missouri slow to act on illegal slot machines

Jack Suntrup St. Louis Post-Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY - In the wake of a recent ruling that a Kansas company's unregulated slot machine-style games were illegal, Missouri officials are now divided on how to move forward with policing roughly 14000 similar devices deployed at gas stations and bars across the state. The Post-Dispatch obtained a draft…
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Lawmakers renew effort to crack down on illegal gaming machines in Missouri

Missouri law is clear that it is illegal to have gambling machines outside of a casino. Yet in bars, gas stations and other gathering spots around the state, games similar to slot machines have been popping up for years. So why, despite outcry from some lawmakers, law enforcement and state regulators, has Missouri been hesitant to crack down on…
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