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The Kansas Lottery has twice awarded the rights to a Sumner County casino, and twice they have been left at the alter. Now, the state is hoping that the third time will be a charm, and they will find a developer that will follow through on their promise to build a casino in the county.

On Friday, the Lottery voted to re-open the bidding for the rights to develop the casino. Although there has been interest before, the chances of getting similar proposals from developers this time around are small. Chisholm Creek opened the door to the new round of bidding when they pulled out of their deal to build the state-owned casino. Chisholm Creek had asked for a delay in the process, but it was not granted. Once the delay request was denied, Chisholm Creek informed the state that they were abandoning their deal.

Now, developers will once again have the opportunity to bid. Several of the developers have said they would have interest if the casino rights were again put out for bid. Now, these developers have until July 22nd to submit their applications. There is no guarantee that the July date will be firm. The Kansas Lottery has shown time and again that they are willing to delay the process. Voters approved four state-owned casinos several years ago, and the process to find developers has been long and stressful in the years since.

The only one of the four areas approved for casino gambling that currently has an operational casino is Dodge City. The other three zones all had developers bail on their agreements after the economic recession hit in the US. Authorities in Ohio have a growing concern now that the state has legalized casino gambling. Existing illegal gambling operations are being sought out and raided in preparation of the new casinos, and the latest bust took place on Thursday.

Warren Police and agents from the liquor control board raided Freeway Lanes on Parkman Road in Warren, Ohio. The raid took place after police received a search warrant. Authorities in the case made it clear that this type of gambling was not going to be accepted.

"We are not going to tolerate gambling in the city of Warren," said Warren Police Chief Tim Bowers, in a statement. The city wanted to send a message to others who may be running illegal gambling operations. In the raid at the bowling alley, authorities seized twenty gambling machines, and other gambling paraphernalia. Over $5,000 in cash was also seized, along with documents pertaining to the gambling operation.

Among those who were arrested were Steven Scarpaci, Kelli Sylvester, Glen Gable, and David Patz. The foursome were charged with various crimes, all having to do with running an illegal gambling house and gambling tip tickets or machines. The Ohio Investigative Unit enforces the Ohio liquor laws, and the liquor license at the bowling alley was cited for counts related to gambling. The law clearly states that gambling cannot take place where liquor is served. It is a major violation of the license.


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