Oklahoma tribe pushes bid for Missouri casino
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August 24, 2017
CUBA, Mo. (AP) — A Native American tribe in Oklahoma has hired lobbyists in its bid to open a casino in Missouri.
The Osage Nation hired former Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley on Aug. 15 to lobby on its behalf. The tribe also hired Tom Robbins and Shawn Rigger, two of Tilley's associates at Strategic Capitol Consulting Firm, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported .
The Osage Nation wants to build a casino near Cuba, Missouri. The city is 80 miles (129 kilometers) southwest of St. Louis. The tribe has also looked at property in Kimberling City as well as in the Lake of the Ozarks region.
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