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New Kansas Proposal Would Allow Five Casinos23 March 2004TOPEKA, Kansas – As reported by the Kansas City Star: ``A longtime opponent of expanded gambling in Kansas on Monday proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow operation of five casinos, including one in Wyandotte County. ``Senate Majority Leader Lana Oleen, a Manhattan Republican, offered her plan as an alternative to other proposals to allow five state-owned and -operated casinos along with placement of electronic slot machines at veterans' clubs and fraternal lodges and at existing state-licensed race tracks. ``…Oleen's plan calls for a maximum of four regional casinos, each of which would be limited to 400 electronic gambling machines, and a Las Vegas-style casino in Wyandotte County. ``…Before any casino could be approved, a new five-member oversight commission would require feasibility, economic impact and marketing studies to be completed. Unless the residents of the county where a casino was proposed had approved the amendment, a countywide vote would be required…" |