Local officials support Missouri senate resolution on casinos at Lake of the Ozarks

Local officials support Missouri senate resolution on casinos at Lake of the Ozarks

Article brief provided by KYTV-TV
  • Marina Silva, KYTV-TV
February 6, 2023 8:20 PM

The Board of Alderman in Lake Ozark unanimously approved to be in support of Senate Joint Resolution 14. It has to deal with casinos.

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Right now casinos are only allowed on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. If the Missouri Senate resolution passes the legislature and then wins voter approval, gambling boats would be allowed at Lake of the Ozarks.

”This resolution identifies the portion of the Osage River between Bagnell Dam and the Missouri River Bend, a 60-mile stretch the city being within that boundary feels like it is important to either support to make their voice known whether they’re in support of the issue or opposed to the issue,” said City Administrator Harrison Fry.