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Missouri commission enacts casino moratorium

MISSOURI -- As reported by the St. Louis Business Journal: "The Missouri Gaming Commission on Monday placed a moratorium on new casino applications in the state until voters decide a measure in November that would prohibit additional gaming boats beyond those in existence or approved for priority investigation and under construction.

"The agency's action will not stop Pinnacle Entertainment's $450 million River City casino project in Lemay, Mo., from opening in the first half of 2009.

"The moratorium includes Des Moines, Iowa-based Wild Rose Entertainment's application for a license for a planned casino in Sugar Creek, Mo., a suburb of Kansas City..."

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