It took a federal jury exactly one week to finally do what Missouri’s so-called political leaders have shamefully refused to do for years: hold accountable a rogue gambling industry that has long been siphoning off money from state coffers and schools via unregulated gaming machines openly operating in gas stations and other venues around the state.

The St. Louis-based jury found on Monday that Torch Electronics, chief purveyor of this parasitic enterprise, is liable for misleading the public about its machines and engaging in unfair competition against a company that operates more traditional bar games.

It’s a small victory that, for now, directly benefits only the plaintiffs in the civil case. But the jury verdict could and should be the first creaking open of the door to a formal cour

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