Topeka ? Kansas could have five top-class casinos, and video lottery terminals at horse and dog tracks and nearly 250 veterans and fraternal organizations, under a proposal unveiled today by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

“Many Kansans will benefit from this plan,” Sebelius said at a packed news conference announcing her proposal.

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She said a substantial portion of revenue from the expansion of gambling would go toward scholarships for Kansas high school seniors.

The plan would establish a commission that would select proposals to develop five state-owned “destination” casinos.

Sebelius said her office would also continue negotiations with the Sac and Fox and Kickapoo tribes to build a casino in Wyandotte County.

Her proposal would also allow the five pari-mutuel racetracks to put in video lottery terminals, as well as veterans and fraternal organizations statewide.

Under the plan, the state would receive a minimum of 22 percent of profits of developers for the destination casinos, or 18 percent if the destination casino is built at an existing parimutuel track.

For more on this story, pick up a copy of Saturday’s Journal-World.