"St. Joseph-based Grace Entertainment said Wednesday that it had agreed in principle to the sale of its casinos in Missouri and Iowa to Las Vegas-based Herbst Gaming Inc.

Under the deal, privately held Herbst would pay an estimated $287 million for Grace's St. Jo Frontier Casino, the Mark Twain Casino in La Grange, Mo., and the Lakeside Casino, in Osceola, Iowa, about 40 miles south of Des Moines."

Would you believe I have flown and driven for hours travelling thousands of miles to visit casinos in Nevada, and have never taken the time to drive less than an hour to visit the St. Jo Frontier? It looks like I had better make the trip before it changes hands!