Kansas Lottery Commission Delays Casino Vote Again

Kansas is making a simple process seem long and drawn out. They have been slowly moving towards having legalized casino gambling, but once again the process has been delayed.

The process that developers have had to go through to secure the bid for the proposed new casinos has been long and grueling. This week, it was expected that the Kansas Lottery Commission would finally chose which of the bids they would accept.

The process has once again been delayed. The Commission decided that they would now put a vote off until next week to decide which developers bids will be the winning ones.

The deadline for the contracts to be signed is May 27th, and the Commission promised that deals would be signed by then. The vote is now scheduled for that day.

The Commission has already signed a deal with one company, Penn National Gaming Inc. for a casino contract in Cherokee County. That deal came easier for the Commission because Penn was the only developers bidding in the county.

Of the eleven developers that appeared before the Commission, no contracts have yet been signed. Deals are close with several, however, according to Lottery executive director, Ed Van Petten.

May 22, 2008
Posted By Susan Torres
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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