In Missouri, however, numerous interests that want a piece of any expanded gambling have complicated the matter. Missouri Lottery Executive Director May Scheve Reardon says sports betting would damper its business.<\/p>\n
\nWe know that this will impact our sales in the future,” Reardon told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch<\/i>. “It’s going to drastically affect the money that’s being returned to education.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
“It’s very frustrating to us because we’ve run an incredible business for 33 years,” Reardon added.<\/p>\n
Reardon says if the legislature is to approve slot machines in convenience stores and bars, the state lottery should get a cut of the associated tax revenue.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Missouri Lottery helps fund the state’s public education programs. The lottery directed more than $300 million to education during the 2018 fiscal year. It was just the second time the lottery has eclipsed the $300 million mark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The legality of Missouri gaming machines commonly found in convenience stores and bars throughout the state is being targeted by a lawsuit filed by Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd. Zahnd’s lawsuit names Kansas-based gaming manufacturer Integrity Gaming LLC as defendant for providing the machines to at least two convenience stores located in Platte. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":107905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Missouri Gaming Machines in Convenience Stores Threatened by Lawsuit<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n