State Rep. Dan Houx, R-Warrensburg, is not giving up. He is again sponsoring a bill that would legalize sports betting. The measure has repeatedly been blocked in the Senate by fellow Warrensburg Republican Denny Hoskins. Houx told a Missouri House committee that...
St. Louis Cardinals team president Bill DeWitt III says fans are frustrated and are consistently asking him why sports betting hasn’t been legalized in Missouri. DeWitt says fans are either going over to Illinois or betting illegally where the activity is not...
Missouri voters could weigh in at the ballot box about whether to have a riverboat casino along the Osage River. State Representative Rocky Miller, R- Lake Ozark, is proposing a change to the Constitution that would allow people to place their bets along the Osage...
The Supreme Court on Monday opened the door for states to allow betting on sporting events by invalidating a federal law that prohibited such wagers in most of the United States. The court opted to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act...
The 2009 Midwest Conference on Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse is underway in St. Louis, bringing together more than 200 addiction experts, treatment providers, and representatives of the gambling industry. Experts taking part in this event come from the...
