Prohibition requested for new casinos - 2004-02-14
The co-owner of the region's biggest employer stated that he intends to end construction of new casinos in Missouri, such as a proposed riverboat in Rockaway Beach.
Peter Herschend, co-owner/co-founder of Silver Dollar City, stated he doesn't want to see any new casinos on the Missouri or Mississippi rivers, the only waterways where gambling is authorized.
Herschend's bid, to lift loss limits at Missouri casinos as a substitute for a prohibition on new casinos, is not a reaction to Rockaway Beach's casino efforts, he stated.
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