Missouri Lawmaker Files Online Poker, Casino Bill
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A Missouri lawmaker introduced a bill this week that would legalize online casino and poker games in the state.
The Ameristar Casino in St. Charles is among 13 casinos in Missouri that could create up to three online skins each, if a gaming bill passes in the state. (Image: St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
HB 1364, sponsored by Republican Rep. Dan Houx would also allow mobile sports bets. His legislation follows three bills now in the state Senate that specifically deal with sports betting.
Missouri online gaming bill would allow up to 39 skins
Current gambling laws in Missouri primarily limit facilities to the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, with some exceptions, like the land-based Lumiere Place Casino in downtown St. Louis. Houx’s bill would allow each of the state’s 13 casinos to create up to three online skins. While it’s unlikely that players would see 39 different online gambling sites in Missouri, that provisi
By Trent Rice
Feb 18, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa The National Weather Service s first flood outlook of the season has concerns for Central and Eastern Iowa. As we get into the later parts of February and early March especially if we have slightly warmer temperatures, with the snow pack of 10 inches and the water equivalent of about two inches that all is eventually going to be running off into the rivers, says National Weather Service Meteorologist Alex Krull.
He says any more snow before spring could increase the potential for flooding. If melting of the current snowpack is very gradual, and that water has time to move downstream all the way to the Gulf of Mexico, we won t have all the flooding issues. If we have a lot of snow on the ground, then get a sudden warming, followed by heavy rainfall that could augment potential flooding problems, Krull says.
By Trent Rice
Feb 18, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa The National Weather Service s first flood outlook of the season has concerns for Central and Eastern Iowa. As we get into the later parts of February and early March especially if we have slightly warmer temperatures, with the snow pack of 10 inches and the water equivalent of about two inches that all is eventually going to be running off into the rivers, says National Weather Service Meteorologist Alex Krull.
He says any more snow before spring could increase the potential for flooding. If melting of the current snowpack is very gradual, and that water has time to move downstream all the way to the Gulf of Mexico, we won t have all the flooding issues. If we have a lot of snow on the ground, then get a sudden warming, followed by heavy rainfall that could augment potential flooding problems, Krull says.
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