Decreased casino revenue means less for schools, veterans in Mo.

Patronage at Missouri casinos decreased about 9 percent through the first seven months of fiscal 2014, and as a result, funding for veterans and public school programs that rely on that money are down, according to the St. Louis Business Journal.

"We do have a problem in the veterans funding that has kind of gotten away from us," House Budget Chairman Rep. Rick Stream, R-Kirkwood,  told the Associated Press. "We are going to have to address it for this year's budget."

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