MISSOURI, USA — A federal judge on Friday ruled that slot machines that have operated for years in bars, restaurants and convenience stores across Missouri are illegal gambling devices under state law ...

Torch Electronics gaming machines are seen Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at a restaurant and bar in Florissant. ST. LOUIS — Thousands of slot machines that have proliferated in Missouri gas stations and bars ...

Dear Abby gives advice to a woman whose husband's gambling addiction cost them all of thier savings and assets. Bloomberg via Getty Images DEAR ABBY: My husband developed an addiction to slot machines ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A state and federal investigation of “illegal” slot machines is looking at how “billions” flow from Missourians to the companies that own the games, Attorney General Catherine ...

A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess. At Hashtag 95 in Oak Lawn, the restaurant was a little slow on ...

In today's video I want to show you handmade slot machine that I built from cardboard and by using some electronic components! It's quite difficult machine. Let me know if you're interested in full ...

A Torch Electronics slot and gaming machine is photographed on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at a north St. Louis County-area establishment. JEFFERSON CITY — County prosecutors in Missouri could benefit from ...

13 students in the program were given full toolboxes worth at $1,500 each. Those students were in their first year of the program and the tools are needed for their course work. The toolboxes were ...

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here. Even before the legendary gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok was shot dead ...

A Las Vegas university found the average slot machine hold in the state has grown over the last 20 years, though regulators say the lower payback percentages fall within legal limits. A study from the ...

There’s a theory — maybe call it a conspiracy theory? — that the reason Nevada gaming win is up despite visitation being down is that the state’s slot machines are taking more money than they’re ...