COLUMBIA — A recent federal ruling declaring slot-style machines in Missouri gas stations, bars and convenience stores illegal is putting attention on a problem state regulators say has left players ...

MISSOURI, USA — A federal judge on Friday ruled that slot machines that have operated for years in bars, restaurants and convenience stores across Missouri are illegal gambling devices under state law ...

The decision by U.S. District Judge John Ross lands as Missouri lawmakers debate whether to legalize the video slot machines. Meanwhile, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has vowed to shut them down.

A federal judge has delivered a major blow to the slot-style machines that have quietly spread through Missouri bars, restaurants and convenience stores over the past several years, ruling they are ...

Torch Electronics gaming machines are seen Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at a restaurant and bar in Florissant. ST. LOUIS — Thousands of slot machines that have proliferated in Missouri gas stations and bars ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Five retail shops in southeast Missouri are now facing lawsuits over what the attorney general call illegal gambling operations involving “unregulated” slot machines. The ...

A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess. At Hashtag 95 in Oak Lawn, the restaurant was a little slow on ...

A Torch Electronics slot and gaming machine is photographed on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at a north St. Louis County-area establishment. JEFFERSON CITY — County prosecutors in Missouri could benefit from ...

A Las Vegas university found the average slot machine hold in the state has grown over the last 20 years, though regulators say the lower payback percentages fall within legal limits. A study from the ...

POLICE AND STATE AGENTS ARE TALLYING THE NUMBERS ON LAST NIGHT’S RAIDS IN LAKE COUNTY. THEY WERE TARGETING ILLEGAL GAMBLING AND SEIZED HUNDREDS OF MACHINES AND CASH WITH THE OWNERS OR MANAGERS OF THE ...

A lucky gambler is starting 2026 with some extra cash after scoring a sizable slot machine jackpot at a Western Washington casino. The slot machine player won more than $86,000 at Snoqualmie Casino ...

An Ocean County woman rang in the new year with a $31,000 win on a slot machine at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City. Just before midnight on New Year’s Eve, a woman identified by the casino as ...