A bill heard by the Missouri House Committee on Emerging Issues on Monday could see the establishment of a regulatory system on video gambling machines.
The machines, formally known as “no-chance” machines, have spread across the state in convenience stores and gas stations. They operate within a legal gray zone with no explicit laws legalizing or prohibiting them.
“I think that what we owe all of the businesses in the state of Missouri is regulatory certainty as to what exactly is authorized by the law, what exactly is not authorized by the law,” Rep. Bill Hardwick, R-Dixon, the bill’s sponsor, said during testimony.
