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Kansas Casino Negotiations Continue

KANSAS CITY, Kansas – As reported by the Lawrence Journal-World: "The price of opening a tribal casino in Wyandotte County appears to be submitting to the toughest state regulation in the nation.

"The state is insisting that it be the casino's 'primary' regulatory authority as negotiations continued with two tribes that have jointly proposed a $210 million casino in suburban Kansas City, Kan., said Matt All, chief counsel to Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

"…Under current law, the nation's 330 tribal gambling facilities are essentially self-regulated by in-house tribal gaming commissions, with limited oversight by state and federal gaming authorities.

"…Tribal compact negotiations in Kansas are not public, and neither side is saying much. But regulatory control appears to present a challenge to traditional tribal sovereignty and could be a sticking point…"

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