Attorney General Hanaway Publicizes Profitable Unlawful Gaming Seizure In St. Francois County

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway introduced that her workplace, alongside the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) and the Park Hills Police Department, executed an unlawful gaming search warrant resulting in ­13 prison prices in opposition to Robert John Orr in St. Francois County. The operation, performed at Sit-N-Spin in Park Hills, resulted within the seizure of 13 unlawful digital playing gadgets, one kiosk, and $24,593 in money.

“We are making significant progress against lawlessness and the criminal networks that profit from it,” mentioned Attorney General Hanaway. “This office will keep pressing forward until Missouri neighborhoods are safer and free from illegal gaming halls. Our momentum is strong, and we will continue to enforce the law with resolve in every county.”

On June 2, 2026, legislation enforcement executed a search warrant at Sit-N-Spin in St. Francois County. During that search warrant, 13 playing machines, one payout kiosk, and $24,593 had been seized. Orr was subsequently charged with 13 felony counts of selling playing within the first diploma.

The Attorney General can also be looking for the civil forfeiture of all unlawful funds seized throughout this operation. The Missouri Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (CAFA), codified in RSMo. Sections 513.600 to 513.645, establishes a complete civil forfeiture framework that enables legislation enforcement to grab property utilized in, derived from, or meant to be used in prison exercise.

“The Park Hills Police Department is committed to keeping illegal gaming out of our town and protecting the families and businesses that play by the rules,” mentioned Park Hills Chief of Police Richard McFarland. “By working side-by-side with the Attorney General’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, we’re able to identify these operations, shut them down, and make clear that illegal gambling has no place in our communities.”

To any enterprise at present internet hosting or working unlawful gaming gadgets, Attorney General Hanaway calls for that you simply stop operation and take away the gadgets instantly. The Attorney General’s Office will proceed working with legislation enforcement companions statewide to establish and cease unlawful gaming operations wherever they happen.

The Attorney General’s Office reminds the general public that these prison prices are merely allegations. As in all prison instances, the defendant is presumed harmless except and till confirmed responsible in a court docket of legislation.