Mayor says unnamed billionaire backing southwest Missouri casino
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BRANSON NEWS: A once-thriving southwest Missouri lake town wants to take another shot at casino gambling in an attempt to revive its shriveling economy. The new push by Rockaway Beach is driven by an anonymous billionaire who wants to bring a riverboat casino to the community of about 850 residents, complete with decent-paying jobs and tourists who would flock there, the Springfield News-Leader reported. Rockaway Beach Mayor Don Smith told residents last month that the man, whom he declined to identify, approached him six months ago with his proposal. “This guy, I’ve met with him, I’ve talked on the phone with …
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