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Transcript: Missourians Vote Against Roulette Wheels, Slot Machines
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- NPR Morning Edition
- Article date:
- April 6, 1994
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BOB EDWARDS, Host: The issue of legalized gambling in Missouri is
getting more convoluted. Missourians approved floating casinos 17
months ago, and yesterday they went back to the polls to clear up
a technicality. In a very close vote, they decided that slot machines
aboard floating casinos are illegal. More from Mary Jo Draper of
member station KCUR in Kansas City.
MARY JO DRAPER, Reporter: Missouri voters approved riverboat gambling
on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers in November of 1992. Since
then, some 20 potential casino operators have invested an estimated
$170 million getting ready to do business in the state. Last year,
the state ...