10 YEARS AGO - 2004-01-25
58 days after winning a second consecutive Super Bowl -- Johnson and Jones meet at Valley Ranch to talk about their future together. They conclude they have none.

Aikman and Johnson met over a blackjack table in the Bahamas in mid-March. Johnson made a surprise appearance at the Crystal Palace Casino, where Aikman had been spending a week with friends.

Johnson's one-day stay would turn into a high-spirited, high-stakes, never-let-them-see-you-sweat marathon at the blackjack table.
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A calculated gamble - 2004-01-25
Every year, Kansans make millions of trips to casinos just across the state line in Kansas City, Mo. And every year, state officials go hunting for millions of dollars in new revenue for state government.

All of which could create a new enterprise: state ownership of a big, Las Vegas-style casino, most probably in Wyandotte County near Kansas Speedway. It's an idea that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is expected to propose in the coming days and that a leading lawmaker says is gaining support.

The state would control the gambling operations, including selection of games and payout percentages. It has no such control over casinos owned by Indian tribes, nor does it receive any revenue from them..

..All said Kansas could own and operate a casino without spending taxpayer money to construct a single building or buying even one slot machine or blackjack table.
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