Kansas Supreme Court upholds state-owned casinos w/ Kansas Supreme Court opinion and summary

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act, allowing four state-owned casinos, including one planned for Cherokee County.

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Fri, June 27th, 2008

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  • U.S. News and World Report did a comparison of crime rates in cities with gambling versus those that do not. The crime rates were significantly higher in the places that allowed gambling.
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