Companies profiting from unregulated convenience store slot machines would have two years to pull their games off the market under a bill advanced Monday in a Missouri House committee.
The bill — the latest in a years-long effort by law enforcement and legislators to rein in the games — would create a state-run video lottery system to replace the current games. The two-year changeover is double the time allowed in the bill as it was introduced by Rep. Bill Hardwick, a Republican from Dixon.
The original bill, Hardwick said, “may have been too aggressive in terms of getting purchase contracts and to propagate rules. So it seems like for now, we’re going to try a two-year transition period.”
