Cherokee County Casino Deadline Passes In Kansas With No Bids

The state of Kansas has had so many mishaps in dealing with their casino expansion that trouble has almost become the norm. This past week, the latest setback occurred when a deadline for applications to build a Cherokee County casino came and went with no applications.

Penn National Gaming originally had the contract to build the casino in Cherokee County several years ago, but the company reneged on their deal. The gaming company decided they could not compete with a neighboring Oklahoma tribal casino.

Since Penn National backed out of its commitment, the state has been searching for another developer o step forward. The economic recession hit, and the Kansas Lottery has had no developers submit bids.

With no applications before the deadline, the Lottery now extended the deadline to April 16th. The state is hoping that economic and credit conditions improve, making a Cherokee County casino again attractive to developers.

There has been one proposal submitted by Ozark Trail, but the Lottery rejected the offer when they determined that the group could not come up with the necessary funding. They also claimed that the company did not have enough experience to run a casino.

The state only has one operating casino out of the four that were approved several years ago. The Dodge City casino is up and running. The two other zones that were approved for casinos are Wyandotte and Ford Counties.

January 17, 2010
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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