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clb09
09-01-2009, 08:05 AM
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090901/D9AEDGS00.html


Kansas is believed to be the only state with such an arrangement. It already has four Indian casinos, but its first non-tribal one is set to open in December in Dodge City, the former cowtown and setting of television's "Gunsmoke."

It's all because the state, known for its conservative history and a vibrant right wing within its dominant Republican Party, needs the money.

Lawmakers in recent months have slashed money for schools and other state services, and the current state budget relies on $50 million in casino licensing fees to remain balanced.

acptulsa
09-01-2009, 08:09 AM
I would no more gamble at a state-owned casino than flush FRNs down the toilet. Hell, driving on a Kansas highway is gamble enough for me. Hell, they've thrown out-of-staters in jail for having tiny blue dots in their taillights.

coyote_sprit
09-01-2009, 08:09 AM
Doesn't sound very conservative to me. Personally I don't go to casinos but if I did you can rest assured it would be a privately owned casino or one run on an Indian reservation.

SovereignMN
09-01-2009, 10:12 AM
The only way I'd go to a govt run casino is if it had a poker room (playing against others instead of the house) and if their rake was competitive with the Indian casino's.