Gambling company bankrolls attacks in Missouri Senate District 16 GOP primary

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 2,732

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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An Illinois gambling company seeking to legalize video lottery terminals in Missouri is financing a radio campaign attacking former state Rep. Hannah Kelly in a four-way Republican primary for the state Senate.

J&J Ventures of Effingham, Illinois, is the only donor to Legio XIII PAC, a political action committee created May 13, Missouri Ethics Commission records show. The company has given the PAC $266,000.

The PAC has spent at least $44,000 airing advertisements on radio …

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