Spencer Fane attorney Joe Bednar was the featured speaker for the Missouri Municipal League’s Northwest Regional Meeting on April 24 in Chillicothe.
During the lunch and networking event, Joe led the session, Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) in Missouri. “VLTs” are controversial gambling machines that have been wrapped up in the contentious legal debates about the enforcement of Missouri illegal gambling laws. In his presentation, Joe reviewed the laws against gambling and legislative efforts to legalize what many call illegal slot machines, touching on many of the themes he discussed in his previous Missouri Municipal League webinar, Regulation of No-Chance Gaming Machines.
At Spencer Fane, Joe serves as leader of the Governmental Affairs Practice Group as well as Office Managing Partner of the firm’s Jefferson City office. He applies the experience he gained as a member of management in the public and private sectors to assist clients in governmental relations matters. Joe advises businesses on topics such as the creation of regulatory frameworks, government contracts, policymaking, and more.