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Parimutuel racing opens in Kansas under green commission
Eureka Downs hosts the first working parimutuel track as Kansas begins its first full season. The Kansas Racing Commission, partly staffed by lawyers, works with a new advisory panel to shape regulations, track rules, and licensing amid concerns of secrecy and potential conflicts of interest in awarding 25 year operating licenses to Sunflower and TRAK Southeast.
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Parimutuel Racing
Kansas
Mike Shields Harris
Eureka
Eureka Downs
Kansas City
Wichita
Kansas Racing Commission
Commission
Alfred Schroeder
Topeka
Schroeder
John Ross
Kentucky
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Harry Anthony
Kansas State University
Chicago
National Greyhound Association
Abilene
Kansas Greyhound
NGA
Tim Hurran
Kansas Quarterhorse Racing Association
FBI
Clarence Kelly
Missouri Horse Racing Commission
Bert Cantwell
Wyandotte
U.S
Kansas Highway Patrol
Jimmy Grenz
Garden City
Alfred
Kansas Supreme Court
Mike Hayden
Helen Teichgraeber
Peter Loriaux
Joseph Loriaux
Trak East
Sunflower Racing, Inc
KRC
Sunflower
Trak Southeast
Pittsburg
Loriaux
Trak East Board
Racing Commission
Dwight Blackwood
Camptown Development, Inc
Cations
Blackwood
The
Camptown
KBC
Clark Spencer
Wichita Eagle Beacon