Missouri Amendment 5 on the November ballot would clear the way for a new casino to be placed in the popular vacation spot.
When Missouri voters go to the polls in November, they’ll have the opportunity to authorize the building of a casino in the Lake of the Ozarks region.
If accepted, Amendment 5 would create another gambling boat license, increasing the state’s limit from 13 to 14.
While called a gambling boat license, the ballot language makes a few notable changes allowing a non-floating casino near the Lake of the Ozarks. Previously, casinos could only be built on the Mississippi or Missouri River, but the new language allows construction on or near artificial water sources, which the Lake of the Ozarks is, having been built in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
