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Oklahoma casinos' proximity stymies plan for Kansas

 
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Published: September 12, 2008

The only company to show interest in running a state-owned casino in southeast Kansas has abandoned its plans, saying it couldn't compete with a casino across the state line in Oklahoma.

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Tribe's reaction
Quapaw Chairman John Berrey said he was "very disappointed” to learn that the proposed casino in Kansas won't be built.

Berrey said his tribe's casino will explore ways "that can help soften this tremendous loss.” He didn't elaborate.

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Penn National Gaming Inc. said Thursday its plan is dead.

Penn, based in Wyomissing, Pa., blamed provisions of a Kansas law enacted last year to allow a single state-owned casino in four counties.

It said another factor was its failure to win a contract for a second Kansas casino in another county.

The law requires a bidder for a Cherokee County contract to invest $225 million and pay a $25 million fee.

Last month, a state board approved a contract with Penn for Cherokee County.

The Kansas casino would have been near the Quapaw Tribe's Downstream Casino, which opened in July.

The tribe's casino, where Oklahoma meets Kansas and Missouri, has 2,000 gambling machines. An adjoining 12-story hotel will open this fall.

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