- Kan. Senate rejects bill to expand gambling
- May 8, 2010
- The Kansas Senate narrowly rejected a bill late Friday night aimed at reviving the state’s dog- and horse-racing industry by bringing slot machines to racetracks.
- Kansas Senate debates rewriting gambling law
- May 7, 2010
- The Kansas Senate is considering a bill that attempts to revive the state’s racing industry with slot machines at tracks.
- Lottery considering accepting another round of proposals for casino south of Wichita
- April 22, 2010
- The Kansas Lottery Commission meets Friday to decide whether to accept new proposals for a state-owned casino south of Wichita.
- South Kansas casino developer backs off only plan for development near Wichita
- $25 million from deal had been figured in state budget
- April 9, 2010
- A developer abandoned plans Friday to build a state-owned casino south of Wichita and asked for its licensing fee back, creating a new problem for the state as it struggles with its budget.
- Kansas’ leading gambling regulator steps down
- April 9, 2010
- The executive director of the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission has stepped down.
- Senate panel may rewrite gambling laws to give racetracks bigger cut of slot revenue
- 08:29 a.m., March 24, 2010 Updated 04:52 p.m.
- A bill that supporters say will revive Kansas’ all-but-dead racing industry with racetrack slot machines cleared a Senate committee Wednesday.
- Kansas group plans TV ad in coordination with National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
- March 10, 2010
- A new television ad is in the works from a group aiming to raise public awareness of gambling addictions.
- State considering proposal to capture winnings at state-owned casinos if the winner owes back child support
- March 1, 2010
- Deadbeat parents who hit the jackpot at a state-owned casino would see their winnings go to pay child support, under a bill heard Monday.
- Kansas City, Kan., casino developers expected to get final approval this week
- February 8, 2010
- A partnership hoping to build a casino in Kansas City, Kan., is expected to clear its final regulatory hurdle this week.
- Casino developer opposes changing gambling laws
- February 3, 2010
- Developers of a casino in Kansas City have asked legislators not to change the rules governing gambling in Kansas to benefit a potential competitor to the detriment of their $386 million project.
- Kansas City, Kan., casino developers oppose legislative efforts to change gambling regulations
- 12:11 p.m., February 2, 2010 Updated 05:09 p.m.
- Developers of a casino in Kansas City have asked legislators not to change the rules governing gambling in Kansas to benefit a potential competitor to the detriment of their $386 million project.
- Lawmakers looking at ways to expand gambling in parts of Kansas
- 05:08 p.m., January 21, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Kansas lawmakers are pursuing proposals to bring slot machines to racetracks and attract a casino to the state’s southeast corner.
- Lottery to parents: No tickets for kids
- December 7, 2009
- The Kansas Lottery is asking parents not to give their minor children lottery tickets for the holidays.
- State concerned by lack of hotels in casinos planned for KCK, Wichita
- October 26, 2009
- A state board in Kansas is still concerned that proposals for casinos in the Kansas City and Wichita areas don’t include hotels in their first phases.
- Statehouse Live: Waugh opposes further cuts to schools; Panel to vote on KNI closure recommendation; Gaming commission set to destroy machines
- 08:49 a.m., October 26, 2009 Updated 01:38 p.m.
- State officials say machines such as “Quarter Sliders” are illegal
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