Casino receives Rockaway endorsement - 2004-02-04
Rockaway Beach voters on Tuesday authorized the licensing of a gambling boat on Lake Taneycomo.
City residents cast their votes, 219-43, in favor of the city issuing a business license to Southwest Casino and Hotel Corporation if the Missouri Constitution is changed to permit gaming on Lake Taneycomo at Rockaway Beach. Voters supported a non-binding referendum in 2001 that permitted the city to pursue gambling. Now the city will have to wait for the issue to be authorized statewide.
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