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Governor Appoints Commission to Study Gambling in Kansas11 August 2003TOPEKA, Kansas -- As reported by the Associated Press: ``Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has created a 15-member committee to study the possibilities of legalized gambling in the state. ```I believe thousands of Kansans are going out of state to pursue a recreation that they enjoy and in the course of that the state of Kansas is losing millions of dollars in gaming revenue to our sister state of Missouri,' Sebelius said in a statement Friday. ``Sebelius said the committee would meet over the next four months ''to provide a comprehensive look at what proposals should be considered in the future.'' ``The only forms of gambling currently allowed in the state are pari-mutuel wagering, bingo games offered by non-profit groups, and casino gambling on the four American Indian reservations in northeastern Kansas..." |