2005 could be the year W.Va. sees table games - 2004-03-18 West Virginia's most high-profile gambling executive is gambling that 2005 will be the year legislators pass a measure clearing the path for table games at the state's four racetrack casinos.
Lottery officials have warned legislators that racetrack slot revenues could drop by $160 million in two years if surrounding states make the machines legal, and auditors are already foreseeing a $175 million state budget deficit for fiscal 2006. Read the full story at TimesLeader.com
Tribe Wants to Construct Casino Close to Speedway - 2004-03-18 The tribe wants to construct a $225 million casino and resort in Bonner Springs close to the Kansas Speedway, which officials claim would create roughly 2,000 jobs in the city of 6,700. The city would garner 4.2 percent of the casino revenues to begin, rising to 6 percent after seven years.
He reported that negotiations between the state and the Intertribal Gaming Management Consortium on a $175 million casino and hotel resort close to the speedway are moving forward. Read the full story at KCTV 5
