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Kansas casino bill tied to lower property tax

KANSAS – As reported by the DeSoto Explorer: "A key state legislator Thursday upped the ante on casino gambling by offering a bill to allow casinos and lower property taxes.

"'Good times have come back and we need to start sharing those revenues again,' said state Rep. Arlen Siegfreid, R-Olathe, chairman of the House Federal and State Affairs Committee. Siegfreid's committee started hearings Friday on various proposals to expand gambling in Kansas.

"Last Thursday, House bills 2568 and 2569 were sent to his committee for consideration.

"The bills essentially would set up a commission that would develop large destination casinos. The casinos could be built only after voter approval in the home and adjacent counties.

"…Under Siegfreid's plan, some of the revenue from the proposed destination casinos would go into a fund to reduce local property taxes by $75 million per year…"

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