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Missouri AG faces lawsuits over gambling machine crackdown

Thursday, July 23, 2026 8:11 PM
Photo: CDC Gaming
  • Hannah Falcon, KYTV-TV

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is defending the state’s voter ID law as a federal legal challenge to Indiana’s similar statute moves forward, while also facing two lawsuits over her office’s crackdown on slot-style game machines at bars and gas stations. Hanaway addressed both in an exclusive interview with Gray Media’s Missouri Capitol Bureau…

Two lawsuits have been filed against Hanaway over her office’s efforts to remove slot-style game machines from bars and gas stations across the state. The suits claim her office is using threats of prosecution and license pressure to force businesses to shut down the machines without giving them an opportunity to defend themselves.