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Kansas Considers State-Owned Casino

KANSAS – As reported by the Kansas City Star: "Will conservative Kansas be the first state in the nation to build and operate a publicly owned casino?

"Things are starting to tilt that way.

"Senate Bill 294 would take Kansas where no state has gone before -- and dash the hopes of several Native American tribes that have proposals for casinos, most of them in Wyandotte County.

"Drafted by the upper chamber's new and more moderate Republican leadership, the measure would authorize the sale of state revenue bonds to finance an unspecified number of slots-only casinos and race track gambling parlors. Proposed sites include The Woodlands pari mutuel race track and nearby Village West entertainment district -- both less than 10 miles from the nearest of Kansas City's four casinos.

"Kansas would own the casinos and the slots, and would hire gaming companies to manage them.

"…If it happens, half a dozen Indian tribes seeking land rights for casinos in the area could be squeezed out of an already-crowded marketplace. Most of those tribal plans are on life support anyway, in pending appeals of lost lower court decisions…"

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