ST. LOUIS — There's a controversial debate in Missouri that has led to the unchecked proliferation of gaming machines, commonly seen at gas stations and convenience stores. The debate over the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Ever since the Springfield City Council passed an ordinance on February 12 that bans any type of gaming device that awards monetary prizes, most people believed it was only a ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A man sits in front of a row of unregulated slot machines at a gas station in southern Missouri in July 2023. JEFFERSON CITY — As ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – “The convenience stores really don’t have anything at all to do with the operation of those machines,” Attorney Chuck Hatfield says. Hatfield represents Torch Electronics, the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Missouri-based gaming device company has filed a lawsuit against the City of Springfield, claiming its machines don’t fall under the city’s new ordinance banning gambling machines ...

Torch Electronics' games are a common sight in St. Louis-area convenience stores. It’s hard to say exactly when so many gas stations across Missouri began to resemble dens of gambling, but the future ...