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Kansas Gaming on the Rocks

The Kansas City Star reports the Woodlands will be closing on August 24th. Other gaming companies are scaling back and withdrawing projects in Kansas altogether. Read this from the AP.

Gambling in Kansas

Gambling continues to be a legal issue in Kansas, and according to Rick Alm, a real legal mess. Read about it here in the Kansas City Star.

Market Study...In Iowa

Iowa Gaming Regulators say they need a market study before they will issue additional licenses. The story in the Des Moines Register.

Kansas Gaming

A district judge has upheld the Kansas gaming law. Next stop; the Kansas Supreme Court. Read about it here. The decision, by the way, was handed down last hour.

Pennsylvania Gaming Board Makes a Bust

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board says a casino owner lied when asked by investigators about his relationships with four people. The gaming board gave him a license. When his name kept popping up in intelligence reports investigators got suspicious. Read about it here.

Decision Due Friday in Kansas

A Shawnee County, Kansas District Judge will hand down his ruling this Friday morning on the constitutionality of the new gaming law. This law allows four casinos to be built in four areas of the state. There will be an update at 10 a.m. Friday  at www.shawneecourt.org

Not Getting Their Cut

Legislators in New Jersey are going to take a look at legalizing sports betting. The bill's sponsor says there is sports betting going on right now, and the state of  New Jersey is not getting their share. The legislation would make sports betting legal at casinos. Read about it in the Atlantic City Press.

Open for Business in Kansas City, Kansas

A new casino has opened in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. Read about it in the Kansas City Star.

The Good in Gaming

The Baltimore Sun has an interesting article on what is good about gaming. Benefits for Tunica, Mississippi include better roads and less taxes. Read the story here.

Luxury Mega Casinos

Atlantic City is putting on a full court press to surpass, and even win out over Las Vegas. Read this article from the Canadian Press. Dan Lee of Pinnacle is quoted within the article.