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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (AP) -- A Missouri casino ballot proposal passes a court test.
A Cole County judge has rejected a claim that the ballot summary for the casino measure is misleading and insufficient.
The iniative targeted for Missouri's November ballot would repeal the state's $500 gamblers' loss limit. It also would cap the number of casinos that could operate in Missouri and slightly increase their taxes.
The measure is backed by Missouri's existing casinos.
Circuit Judge Pat Joyce says the ballot description prepared by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan is accurate. She says the legal complaints from opponents don't even come close to proving the ballot summary was insufficient or unfair.
Election officials are still determining whether the initiative received enough valid petition signatures to make the ballot.
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