Overview
- Torch Electronics, which prosecutors said Wednesday will halt all Missouri operations, will shut down on Friday, April 10.
- Retailers that host the games were told to power them down by Friday, cutting off a revenue stream in many convenience stores and bars.
- The halt follows a joint criminal investigation by the Missouri Attorney General and the U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern and Western districts.
- Prosecutors say they will keep pursuing cases against other distributors, manufacturers, and store owners that facilitate the games.
- The machines, long sold as no‑chance games in gas stations and bars, were found by a federal judge in February to meet Missouri’s definition of illegal gambling devices.