Out-of-state vendors can now sell gaming equipment in Kansas. But first these vendors must be approved in Missouri among other states. Read this story by Carl Manning in the Wichita Eagle.
Some may not know the Missouri Gaming Commission regulates charitable bingo. Bingo is a popular game in the Show Me State. In Illinois bingo is thriving. Read this interesting story from the Springfield State Journal Register.
Have you seen the skit on Saturday Night Live? A group of folks are having a great time when Debbie Downer unloads a sentence that brings the entire group down. This story from the Press of Atlantic City reminds me of this skit.
A St.Peters, Missouri woman has taken out student loans on behalf of her daughter. She has used these loans to finance her gambling habit. The story from Joel Currier of the St.Louis Post Dispatch.
Another application filing today in Kansas. As reported, the deadline for filing is 5 p.m. today. Read the story on Penn National and their plans for Wyandotte County in the Kansas City Star.
On a completely related matter, the Kansas House of Representatives is taking up the issue of a statewide smoking ban. WIBW.com has this story.