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Southeast Kansas casino push stalls amid political standoff
In Crawford and Galena areas, Camptown Greyhound Park shows dilapidation after a 2007 law allowing slots at tracks. Developers and local leaders urge expanded gambling, but Gov. Brownback and GOP allies resist. Penn National's southern strategy wanes as Quapaw Oklahoma casino competition grows. Calls grow for lower investment thresholds to lure Southeast Kansas casino projects.
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Frontenac
Camptown Greyhound Park
Kansas
Crawford County
Camptown
Phil Ruffin
Ruffin
Galena
Cherokee County
Oklahoma
Linda Gritz
Topeka
Grilz
House
Senate
Sam Brownback
Christiansen Capital Advisors
New Gloucester
Maine
Galena Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Anderson
Springfield
Tulsa
Okla
Fayetteville
Ark
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Supreme Court
Wyandotte
Ford County
Sedgwick
Sumner
Cherokee
Crawford
Penn National Gaming
Wyomissing
Interstate
Missouri
Peter Carlino
Penn Nation
Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board
Penn National
Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma
Steve Six
Eric Schippers
Harrah’s Entertainment
Quapaws
Bob Grant
Doug Gatewood
Columbus
Grant
Gatewood
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson