{"id":211301,"date":"2022-04-29T09:04:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=211301"},"modified":"2022-04-29T13:15:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T20:15:08","slug":"missouri-sports-betting-bill-stalled-via-filibuster-by-republican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/missouri-sports-betting-bill-stalled-via-filibuster-by-republican\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Sports Betting Bill Stalled Via Filibuster by Republican Sen. Hoskins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Missouri sports betting legalization odds lengthened greatly this week after state Senator Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) filibustered two pieces of relevant legislation.<\/p>\n

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Missouri Senator Denny Hoskins in a photo posted to his Twitter expressing his support for a wide-reaching piece of legislation addressing education, sports, and immigration. Hoskins wants to legalize sports betting in his state, but only if it comes with video gaming terminals. (Image: Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hoskins has long been a supporter of Missouri legalizing sports betting. But he wants to do so with the additional expansion of video gaming terminals (VGTs) in restaurants, bars, convenience stores, and fraternal organizations.<\/p>\n

But the two sports betting bills that arrived in the Senate<\/a> after gaining support in the House of Representatives — House Bills 2502 and 2556 — stripped the VGT component from the measures. Hoskins stalled the bills by filibuster, which drug on for more than four hours before Senate President Pro Tempore Dave Schatz (R-St. Louis) adjourned the session.<\/p>\n

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I eat big shot NY lobbyists for breakfast. \ud83d\ude42 #moleg<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/BBdPaizHxe<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xKcd1KBuXy<\/a><\/p>\n

— Senator Denny Hoskins, CPA (@DLHoskins) April 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n