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Today in Missouri, an estimated 14,000 video machines offering prizes of hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars are drawing customers in convenience stores, laundromats and fraternal lodges.

By Jason Hancock Missouri Independent Missouri law is clear that it is illegal to have gambling machines outside of a casino.  Yet in bars, gas stations and other gathering spots around the state, games similar to slot machines have been popping up for years.  So why, despite outcry from some lawmakers, law enforcement and state regulators, has Missouri been hesitant to crack down on these machines? It’s a question Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, hopes to put to rest.  On...