The investment group behind a proposed casino at Lake of the Ozarks is facing a $1.6 million lawsuit from a company it hired to gather signatures in an effort to change the Missouri Constitution.
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The Missouri Constitution limits casinos to being built on or near the waters of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, and the investment group — Lake of the Ozarks Community Gaming — has been working to change that stipulation since 2020.
A constitutional change requires approval from a majority of Missouri voters, so the proposed new language must appear before voters on a ballot. That’s already been tried once, in 2024. That attempt failed: Missourians rejected the measure 52.5% NO to 47.5% YES.
