Editorial: Kansas is ready for world-class casino

Friday, January 6, 2006  

"A world-class casino in Galena, Kan., remains a strong blip on the state�s radar screen. Whether it will be a tribal enterprise or a private one will depend on whether and how legislators respond to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius� plan to expand gambling to meet the state�s increasing budget pressures, especially for education.

If the tribal casino is authorized, the Kickapoo Tribe, Sac and Fox Nation and Prairie Band Pottawatomi Nation are planning to build a casino and hotel south of Galena and east of Baxter Springs. Of course, the state may decide to build its own based on the results of a study two years ago that identified Galena as the site with the greatest potential return for a state-owned casino."

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