Torch Electronics shut down its slot machine-like games across Missouri this week under pressure from a federal investigation ...

The machines — which are found in many gas stations, bars and convenience stores — have been a flashpoint in Missouri public ...

The gas station gambling industry, once nearly ubiquitous in convenience stores across Missouri, has taken another big loss as state, federal and municipal authorities crack down on the machines.

Torch Electronics, the largest operator of illegal gaming machines in Missouri, has agreed to "suspend all operations" by the ...

Missouri officials force Torch Electronics gambling machine supplier to cease operations as investigations expand and target ...

After years of legal battles to protect its business from criminal prosecution, Torch Electronics will suspend operations of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said Thursday her office and federal agencies are investigating slot machine-like ...

Torch Electronics runs the majority of video lottery terminals in Missouri. It has agreed to suspend operations as a criminal ...

Torch Electronics' games are a common sight in St. Louis-area convenience stores. It’s hard to say exactly when so many gas stations across Missouri began to resemble dens of gambling, but the future ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – “The convenience stores really don’t have anything at all to do with the operation of those machines,” Attorney Chuck Hatfield says. Hatfield represents Torch Electronics, the ...