Missouri AG withdraws from gambling case after taking donations from other side

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 3:49 PM
  • Jack Suntrup, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lawyers working for Attorney General Andrew Bailey withdrew last week from a lawsuit lodged against Missouri by a politically connected company that has flooded the state with unregulated slot machines.

The action follows tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to a political action committee supporting Bailey from committees that have received contributions from the plaintiffs in the case.

The committees are also tied to Steve Tilley, a lobbyist for the two plaintiffs in the case, Torch Electronics and Warrenton Oil.

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Warrenton Oil in December contributed $1,000 directly to Bailey’s PAC, called Liberty and Justice.