Kansas News - Page 13

News Brief: Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison filed a lawsuit with the state supreme court today challenging a new casino gambling law.

News Brief: Sedgwick County commissioners on Monday approved the results from a recount of the Aug. 7 gambling referendum.

News Brief: The Kansas Lottery Commission on Wednesday gave Crawford County officials more time to secure a casino developer.

News Brief: After defeat late Tuesday of a proposal that would have allowed a corporate casino in Sedgwick County, Kansas, Chisholm Creek Ventures is moving to the next county over.

News Brief: Lucky seven came through for Sumner County, Kansas, on Tuesday, August 7, when two ballot questions on expanded gaming were voted down in Sedgwick County.

News Brief: Kansas voters soundly defeated a proposal by the Foxwoods Development Corp., the Iowa tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and other partners to build a casino in Sedgwick County in a referendum Tuesday.

News Brief: The chairman of No Casinos in Sedgwick County refused to say who is funding its campaign or how much they have raised.

News Brief: Dog and horse owners said slot machines could revive the struggling animal racing industry in Kansas and prevent local money from flowing into Oklahoma during a rally at the dog track here Thursday afternoon.

News Brief: Sedgwick County residents this week received mailers from the anti-casino campaign, urging voters to turn down a pair of gambling referendums on Aug. 7.

News Brief: The Kansas Lottery Commission has extended the casino proposal process by 90 days, moving the deadline to December 31.

News Brief: The Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce says that it will oppose next month's vote on casino gambling in Sedgwick County, despite a survey of its members that showed more support for remaining neutral or supporting the issue.

News Brief: Penn National Gaming on Monday received the endorsement of the Cherokee County Commission for its plan to manage a state-owned casino and hotel in the county.

News Brief: Some Kansas lawmakers want more say in the rules the Kansas Lottery is creating to implement the state's new expanded gambling law.

News Brief: The Sac & Fox Nation of Kansas and Missouri has launched a multi-million expansion that will create 125 jobs, add a poker room, VIP lounge and another 500 games to its casino 60 miles north of Topeka on US-75 highway.

News Brief: Cherokee County Commissioner Pat Collins said Friday that since Penn National is the only company that submitted a proposal to the commission, it likely would receive the endorsement.

News Brief: The Kansas Lottery Commission on Wednesday authorized the placement of 800 electronic slot machines at the Wichita Greyhound Park pending voter approval here.

News Brief: The Kansas Lottery Commission on Wednesday extended the deadline for groups to submit applications to build a casino in Wyandotte County.

News Brief: Former Pretty Prairie state legislator Robert Krehbiel has been selected by the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission to be the chief gaming officer.

News Brief: Cherokee County Commissioners say Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma officials told them they are no longer considering applying with the state of Kansas to operate a state-owned casino in the county but tribal spokesman deny the statement.

News Brief: Sedgwick County commissioners are rethinking turning the Kansas Coliseum into a destination casino, but aren't abandoning the idea just yet.