Missouri Senate leader promises hearing on video lottery, but remains opposed

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 1,316

Last Updated: 23 hours, 10 minutes ago

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There is nothing promoters of legal video lottery games can say that will convince Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin that promised new revenue offsets the social damage of expanded gambling, she told The Independent last week.

That opposition, she said, doesn’t mean Capitol hallway rumors that the Senate Select Committee on Gaming — the committee she put herself in charge of — will be the graveyard for a bill legalizing …

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