Several members of the Missouri Legislature left this year’s session with frustration after bills to legalize sports betting failed to pass. They blamed Sen. Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, for blocking these bills. Hoskins told Missourinet he supports the legalization...
A proposal that would have reduced property taxes on autos, farm equipment, and other personal property failed to make it across the finish line during this year’s legislative session. The bill sponsored by State Senator Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, would have lowered...
Sports betting in Kansas is a few months shy of its one-year anniversary, while Missouri lawmakers failed again to legalize it. Randy Evans is government relations manager with the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission. He said there’s definitely a strong interest among...
No deal on sports betting. The Missouri Legislature’s session has ended without passing a bill that would legalize sports wagering. Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, points the finger at Sen. Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, for wanting to include the...
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...
