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Problems caused by excessive gambling are not just financial. Too much time spent on gambling can lead to relationship and legal problems, job loss, mental health problems including depression and anxiety, and even suicide.
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The story of why the key witness in the 1994 trial of wrongfully convicted Lamonte McIntyre recanted and how the Kansas City Chiefs’ win in the 1970 Super Bowl helped bring about the end of the Kansas City mafia.
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The Hollywood Casino next to the Kansas Speedway was closed for a month by the coronavirus pandemic and has seen revenue significantly shrink. Falling revenue at the casino means falling revenue for the Unified Government.
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Both casinos are owned or partially owned by publicly traded Penn National Gaming Inc. of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, which said the layoffs will be permanent although the casinos will remain open.
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The $350 billion government loan program designed to keep employees on the payroll during the coronavirus pandemic excludes people on probation or parole or with recent criminal histories.
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If you placed a Super Bowl wager in Missouri or Kansas this year, chances are good it was probably illegal.But in Missouri, the smart money is…
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The 2020 session of the Missouri General Assembly, which convenes Wednesday, promises the usual array of legislative wrangling and partisan bickering —…
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Segment 1: Previewing the next session of the Missouri General AssemblyToday's guests run down some of the issues that lawmakers could tackle during this…
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Segment 1: 2019 highlights from the religion beatFrom Paris and Christchurch to St. Louis, Missouri, storylines on religion and faith took us around the…
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Missouri legislators heard from Major League Baseball, the NBA and the PGA on Thursday about their leagues’ role if legalized sports betting comes to...
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Legalizing sports gambling in Kansas seemed like a safe bet earlier this year. It’s a new source of tax dollars and enjoys bipartisan support.Yet so far,…
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Segment 1: The dark side of gambling.Gambling often conjures up images of casinos, slot machines, and sports betting. But as our guests point out,…