by admin | Sep 26, 2007 | Crime / Courts
A State Senator, a State Representative, and a lobbyist face misdemeanor charges in Boonville of using fake identification to get into a casino. The prosecutor says Senator Jeff Smith (D-St. Louis) used a player’s card belonging to Representative Joe Aull...
by admin | Aug 3, 2007 | Crime / Courts
Two state legislators face charges in connection with a visit to the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville. Senator Jeff Smith (D-St. Louis) has been accused of illegally entering a casino by using false identification. State Representative Joe Aull (D-Marshall)...
by admin | May 22, 2007 | News
The stakes are higher because of this year’s failure of the legislature to throw out the casino loss limit. St. Joseph Senator Charlie Shields was able to get his loss limit repeal past the first round of voting in the senate, but he had to take a killing...
by admin | Apr 24, 2007 | News
A repeal of Missouri’s casino loss limit has barely advanced in the state senate. Senator Charlie Shields was tired, discouraged, and pessimistic late Monday night, fatigued from a filibuster agaisnt his bill that eliminates the loss limits, increases taxes on...
by admin | Apr 24, 2007 | Weather
The last effort this year to eliminate the casino loss limit in Missouri has been stopped despite fears of devastation in the gambling industry. St. Joseph Senator Charlie Shields says things have changed since he first brought up his bill this year and ran into...
