Legal Opinion
Akin v. Missouri Gaming Commission
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 25, 1997No. 79594PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Chief Justice.
In August 1996, the Missouri Gaming Commission was considering applications to license floating facilities in St. Louis County. Three Missouri taxpayers sued to prevent the licensing of facilities in artificial spaces filled with water from the Missouri River, not contiguous to the river but within 1,000 feet of the main channel. The Missouri Riverboat Gaming Association, the City of Maryland Heights, and three gaming corporations (including applicants Harrah’s Maryland Heights Corporation and Players MH, L.P.) intervened. The circuit court, upholding the validity of a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital for Children v. GaertnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Boone County Court v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- Rathjen v. Reorganized School District R-IISupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
- Jones v. Director of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- State Ex Rel. Randolph County v. WaldenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Riverside Joint Venture v. Missouri Gaming CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998
- Boyles v. Missouri Friends of the Wabash Trace Nature Trail, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1998
- Trout v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2007
- Columbia Sussex Corp. v. Missouri Gaming CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
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