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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two "no-chance" gambling machines await customers in 2021 at a Columbia convenience store (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). A ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 lucky player wins $21,000 on a 1-cent Lion Link: Wealth of the Dragon slot machine at Red Hawk Casino near Sacramento, California. Christopher Ryan Unsplash A bet on a 1-cent slot machine paid off ...

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 ...

The California Department of Justice raided a horse track on Saturday to remove Racing on Demand games, which are similar to Historical Horse Racing (HHR) machines. Santa Anita, which is located in ...

ARCADIA — As suddenly as Santa Anita installed slot-style gaming machines, California Department of Justice agents swept in and removed them Saturday, leaving serious doubt about California horse ...