LAKE OZARK, MO - Last November, voters in Missouri turned down a measure that would have allowed a new Bally’s Casino to be built on the Osage River. However, the Lake of the Ozarks area could still end up with a casino as plans for a different one continue to move forward.

A Draft Environmental Assessment has been released for a new casino and high-rise hotel, which would be owned and operated by the Osage Nation. Because it would be constructed on land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), it would not be subject to approval by state voters. However, it would need to be approved by the BIA and signed off on by the state governor.

While the new report isn't in itself a green light for the tribe to begin the project, its completion is a substantial step in the pro

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