Missouri lawmakers may finally be looking to divorce the issue of sports betting and video lottery terminals as a combined deal, as the Senate Appropriations Committee today denied an integrated sports betting and video lottery terminal bill and instead approved a piece of standalone sports betting legislation.
The appropriations committee voted against Sen. Denny Hoskins bill, , to legalize and video lottery terminals (VLTs). Instead, the committee gave the green light to Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer s bill, , which seeks to only legalize retail and online sports betting in the state.
The inclusion of video lottery terminals in sports betting legislation has long been a point of controversy among Missouri lawmakers, but today s decision may offer us a glimpse into how the iss…