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Gambling Expansion Petition Approved July 15, 2003
Supporters of the latest effort to expand casino gambling in Missouri
have received state approval to begin gathering the petition signatures
needed for a November 2004 vote. The proposed constitutional amendment,
approved Monday for initiative petition circulation, would authorize a
casino in Rockaway Beach on Lake Taneycomo.
Casinos currently are limited to the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Approval of the proposed ballot title by the secretary of state's office
means supporters can begin gathering the roughly 188,000 signatures needed
by next May to qualify for the ballot.
A proposed constitutional amendment needs signatures equal to 8 percent
of the votes cast in the 2000 gubernatorial election in six of the state's
nine congressional districts.
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