A Las Vegas company is asking the state to let it compete for a contract to build and manage a casino in Dodge City, even though it missed last week’s deadline for filing a proposal.

Epic Gaming has the support of the Ford County Commission in attempting to persuade the Kansas Lottery to review its application. But two other groups of Ford County applicants strongly object to the idea.

The Lottery Commission discussed the request Monday but postponed a decision until Jan. 7, so that its staff could research whether it has the authority to extend a deadline after it has passed.

The deadline was 5 p.m. Wednesday. If Epic is successful, the commission will declare that the deadline was the following day, when Epic’s proposal arrived.

Epic spokesman Doug Lawrence said the company had finished its application but mechanical problems prevented it from getting the application copied and delivered on time. Applications run up to 2,000 pages each, and the Kansas Lottery is requiring applicants to submit 20 copies.