Missouri casino expansion campaign files suit to bring measure before voters
The group said it collected the signatures needed to add issue to the upcoming ballot.
The Osage River and Gaming Convention (ORGC) has filed a lawsuit in Missouri to get its casino expansion proposal on this year’s election ballot, according to a recent Associated Press news report.
According to the Secretary of State, the casino proposal failed to gain enough signatures to appear on the ballot this fall.
However, the group maintains that it collected the required number of signatures.
Four petitions were originally in circulation to bring the new casino to the Lake of the Ozarks area. At least 170,000 signatures are required on only one of them to make the ballot.
The Osages River and Gaming Convention explained the signature verification process in a statement and said that the group is confident that voters will have this issue on the ballot in November.
The group commented, “Verifying every signature on multiple initiative petitions this summer has been a very long process for election officials and we realize mistakes happen.
“However, ORGC has always been confident their initiative petition contained a sufficient number of valid signatures from legal voters to qualify for placement on the November 5 2024, general election ballot and are now asking the Court to do so.”
The current law on the books allows the Missouri Gaming Commission to distribute gaming 13 licenses. However, these can only go to gaming facilities that are located on the Missouri River and Mississippi River.
If voters approve allowing for a 14th license, the proposed $10m casino project would be located below Bagnell Dam along the Osage River. Tax revenue from wagers would be used for “education-related spending, ranging from early childhood literacy programs to teacher salaries,” the local report said.
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