The St. Louis City Democratic Central Committee on Tuesday said it was backing each of the city and statewide ballot questions facing voters this November except for Amendment 2, which would legalize sports betting in Missouri.
Sean Fauss, the organization’s chair, cited the ballot measure’s language, which estimates as little as $0 in annual tax revenue to as much as $28.9 million, because the program allows operators to deduct against sports gambling revenues. By comparison, he said, Amendment 5, which would add a new casino at the Lake of The Ozarks, will bring jobs with it.
“When we look at Amendment 5, we have an opposition situation taking place. We have money that’s constitutionally allocated to early childhood literacy…” he said.
