Missourians by a decisive margin Tuesday repealed the state’s USD 500 loss limit on riverboat gamblers. “Losing was not an option,” said Troy Stremming, an Ameristar executive and leader of the Yes on A committee, which raised and spent more than USD 15 million to pass Proposition A. With votes from 96 percent of the state’s precincts counted, the issue was winning 56 percent to 44 percent.

Missouri voters will decide in November whether to boost casino taxes and repeal the state’s unique USD 500 gambling loss limit. The moves could raise more than USD 100 million in new taxes for schools statewide. Secretary of State Robin Carnahan announced that the casino measure was one of two initiatives that garnered enough petition signatures to appear on the November ballot.