LAKE OZARK — Missouri voters said no to a new casino at Lake Ozark last November, but that area looks to be getting one anyway with a different project.

Voters rejecting Amendment 5 — which would have constructed a Bally's Casino on the Osage River -- but a competing plan by the Osage Nation doesn't need voter approval since that would be built on land now owned by the tribe.

An environmental report has just been released, which is a major step toward getting the green light for construction if it's approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Governor Mike Kehoe.

That new facility will include a 15-story hotel, restaurants, and a gaming floor with 750 casino machines.

The project could lead to millions of dollars rolling into the local economy.

"I do think it will draw more people to

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