Kansas Hoping 2010 Will Bring Casino Gambling To Sumner County

Dodge City has their casino. Other areas are also close to getting theirs. All the while, Sumner County still waits for the Kansas Lottery to make a deal to bring a state-owned casino to the county.

The calendar has now turned to 2010, and for many Kansas residents that is just a reminder of how they voted in favor of casino gambling over three years ago. Up until now, only the Dodge City casino has been opened.

Voters approved four state-owned casinos, but the Kansas Lottery has had a hard time coming to terms with developers who would build and operate the casinos. At first, it seemed easy, with four developers agreeing to bring the casinos to the state.

That, however, was right before the economic recession in the US. Once the economic crisis hit, three of the developers pulled out of their deals. A couple of those developers came back when the bidding was opened back up, but their proposals were much lower than the first time around.

In 2009, Dodge City had their casino opened. It is the only of the four areas where a casino is operational. Sumner County has reason to believe that they may be next.

Lottery Spokeswoman Sally Lunsford has indicated that talks will resume next week with the Chisholm Creek partnership. Lunsford did not go into details, but residents are hopeful that these negotiations will lead to the casino being built.

Chisholm Creek and the state agreed on a $225 million facility, but the developer asked for more time to revise their plan back in December. They were granted the request, and discussions should heat up in the coming weeks.

January 2, 2010
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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