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Station Casinos Subject of Legislative Debate15 September 2000CITY, MISSOURI –Sept. 15, 2000 – As reported by The Associated Press: "The Legislature's veto session was expected to ease to a ceremonial halt on Thursday. But business hit a bump in the Senate over a state casino investigation. "Senators spent nearly two hours debating whether the Legislature should step into the Missouri Gaming Commission's investigation of a major gambling boat operator, Station Casinos Inc. of Las Vegas. "…Executives of Station recently refused to honor subpoenas issued by the Gaming Commission, which has sought to strip state licenses for the company's Kansas City and St. Charles gambling boats. "…The Gaming Commission has been looking into $500,000 in bonuses paid by Station to Michael Lazaroff, a St. Louis lawyer who pleaded guilty to defrauding his law firm. "…The veto session, usually a quiet but mandatory legislative meeting to consider overriding gubernatorial vetoes, turned testy when Senate Republican Leader Steve Ehlmann offered a resolution urging legal action to compel Station's executives to cooperate. "…Democrats countered that the Gaming Commission and federal investigators should be allowed to do their work without legislative interference. "…Democrats complained that Republicans were trying to draw attention to Lazaroff's allegations that he had numerous contacts with the former chairman of the Gaming Commission, an appointee of Democratic Gov. Mel Carnahan. Republicans shot back that Missourians deserved to know as soon as possible whether commission decisions were reached appropriately…" |