House Panel Contemplates Vote for Casinos Across The State - 2004-03-10
Foes of a proposed riverboat casino in the southwest Missouri community of Rockaway Beach on Tuesday asked state legislators to require a vote of residents throughout Taney County before the casino is authorized.
Each of the 11 casinos already in business in Missouri were approved by their home city's voters, as required by state law. The measure needing an extra countywide vote would impact only casinos away from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers - which would be only the suggested Rockaway Beach casino.
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