by admin | Sep 17, 2004 | Politics / Govt
Leaders of the Rockaway Beach casino proposal are gong to try again. The co-chairmen of the city’s gambling committee says they’ll have to wait until after the November election to learn how many petition signatures they’ll need – the number is...
by admin | Sep 14, 2004 | News
A proposal to lift the loss limit at Missouri’s casinos won’t come up for discussion before the start of the next session of the Legislature in January. But it will come up once the new session gets underway. Representative Bob Johnson of Lee’s...
by admin | Aug 26, 2004 | Crime / Courts
A Kansas City casino that mailed promotional literature to compulsive gamblers has been fined $25,000 by the State Gaming Commission. Harrah’s North Kansas City casino says it was a mistake; corrections have been made and the fine will not be appealed. At leat...
by admin | Aug 4, 2004 | Politics / Govt
The Rockaway Beach casino amendment has been voted down by a sizeable margin. The issue failed 54 percent to 44 percent – about 175,000 votes. The pro-casino forces spent about $10-Million on this campaign.
by admin | Aug 2, 2004 | Politics / Govt
Voters go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether they will allow a casino go in to the small southwest Missouri community of Rockaway Beach. Ross Summers is with the Branson Area Chamber of Commerce and a member of the group fighting Amendment 1. He says a casino in...
