Gambling

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft initially said that the plan didn’t receive enough signatures in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District.

If approved by Missouri voters, the development would include a hotel, convention center, restaurants and other attractions.

Cockfighting, the practice of fighting roosters, is a federal crime and illegal in all 50 states. But in Oklahoma, there’s an effort to lower the penalties for cockfighting that breeders say simply protects their right to raise roosters.

During the past two legislative sessions, the Missouri House of Representatives has passed bills legalizing sports betting in the state. However, its continued failure to advance in the Senate could lead to the issue being decided by voters instead.

A Missouri Senate committee heard two bills on Wednesday that would legalize sports betting. While one addresses only sports gambling, another also allows the establishment of video gaming terminals.

Wildwood-based Torch Electronics, which is accused of operating illegal gambling machines in Missouri, made six $40,000 donations this week to a constellation of political action committees run by its lobbyist, former House speaker Steve Tilley.

Missouri lawmakers are considering the biggest expansion of gambling in the state since voters approved riverboat — and ultimately riverside — casinos three decades ago.

Bills would ban ‘pre-reveal’ machines, expand casino offerings and allow for video lottery games.

Republican senator says lawmakers need to take action on the unregulated gambling machines around the state.

The coronavirus lockdowns in Illinois came just as Fairmount Park Racetrack was set to start the 2020 horse racing season in March.The racetrack was shuttered until June, when Illinois allowed live horse races to resume at tracks around the state with one caveat: no spectators.