BusinessDecember 22, 1997
BUSINESS MEMO: CASINO MIGHT BE DELAYED
A state Supreme Court ruling that has thrown the legal status of some casinos into question may delay the opening of a new casino, gaming officials said. The St. Jo Frontier Casino is scheduled to open Dec. 23 about a mile north of the current Frontier Casino in downtown St. Joseph...
A state Supreme Court ruling that has thrown the legal status of some casinos into question may delay the opening of a new casino, gaming officials said.
The St. Jo Frontier Casino is scheduled to open Dec. 23 about a mile north of the current Frontier Casino in downtown St. Joseph.
Bill Grace, majority owner of the Frontier Casino, said he still hopes the casino will be allowed to open, but he isn't sure.
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The Missouri Gaming Commission met Wednesday in St. Louis to discuss a state Supreme Court ruling requiring casinos to float on the Missouri or Mississippi River or touch a river's stream for a considerable distance. The ruling said casinos floating in manmade ponds filled with river water are unconstitutional.
The new Frontier Casino floats in a manmade pond overlooking the Missouri River. At least seven Missouri casinos are in manmade ponds.
Grace said the riverboat's owners use the license granted in 1994 to operate the downtown Frontier Casino until the new casino opens.
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