Las Vegas company sells stake in Wyandotte County casino proposal

One of the partners in a Wyandotte County casino proposal dropped out of the running Monday. Mohegan Resorts Kansas LLC, a subsidiary of the Connecticut-based Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, said Monday it has acquired for an undisclosed sum the one-third interest in the proposed Legends Sun casino project held by Las Vegas-based Olympia Gaming.

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Mon, June 30th, 2008

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