From The St. Louis Post-Dispatch IT IS illegal in Missouri to host gambling machines except in licensed casinos. The law is clear on that, and just for good measure, a judge in September confirmed it. So why are state officials and local prosecutors still failing to confront the bars and gas stations that are hosting thousands of these unlicensed video gambling machines? Some argue that gambling should be legalized across the state altogether, if only because itâs already everywhere anyway. But legalization must come with oversight and taxation, which still isnât being applied to these rogue games. That must change, especially at a time when the state should be scrounging for every bit of revenue it can find.