Missouri voters are poised to get two chances to expand gambling this year after supporters of adding a casino at Lake of the Ozarks submitted more than 320,000 signatures Sunday to put a question on the ballot in November.
Through an effort being bankrolled by a lake-area business venture and casino giant Bally’s, organizers said the resort “will provide a year-round economic boost to the region.”
If the initiative is certified, the question would appear on the ballot along with a separate question asking if Missourians want to legalize sports betting.
A coalition of the state’s professional sports teams submitted 340,000 voter signatures for the sports betting proposal Thursday.
