Missouri – Missouri authorities say a coordinated illegal gaming crackdown across four counties has marked a new stage in the state’s effort to shut down machines officials describe as unlawful gambling devices.
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office worked with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and several local law enforcement agencies to carry out simultaneous seizures at five locations in Boone, Dallas, Miller and Jefferson counties. The operation followed investigations by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control.
“The era of Missouri’s illegal gaming industry hiding behind a so-called ‘gray market’ is over,” said Attorney General Hanaway…