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"path": "/2026/03/09/missouri-senate-leader-promises-hearing-on-video-lottery-but-remains-opposed/",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-09T14:17:20.000Z",
"site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
"tags": [
"Legislature",
"Andy Arnold",
"casino gambling",
"Catherine Hanaway",
"Cindy O'Laughlin",
"Missouri budget",
"slot machines",
"Stephen Webber",
"Torch Electronics",
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"textContent": "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 — […]",
"title": "Missouri Senate leader promises hearing on video lottery, but remains opposed"
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