It didn’t happen EXACTLY like that, but for all practical purposes, that might as well be what happened.

The ironic thing is that the State of Kansas fought tooth and nail to keep the tribal casinos from opening, but after they finally did, the state kind of said, “ Ah, screw it,” and opened a few of their own. In the meantime, the following forms of gambling are both legal and actually operational: Apparently, full on casinos are not a problem, but letting the racetracks have VLT’s is, who the hell knows? I lived close enough to Kansas (Kansas City, MO) to know that not much about the place makes any sense. Therefore, all of the racetracks closed several years ago, but in the meantime, Kansas went and authorized four casinos which now operate within the state. In 2018, the state discussed reducing that tax to a still ridiculous 22 percent. Further, the state also taxed the racetracks at 40 percent of their revenues, which is just a ridiculous tax unrivaled by any other racing tax in any other state. The racetracks ended up closing despite begging for permission to run state Video Lottery Terminals so they could at least stay afloat. The state does not presently have any operating racetracks, but racing and simulcast wagering are otherwise legal in the state, at present. Kansas is a fairly conservative state both in general and when it comes to gambling.

They couldn’t even save their own racetracks when the time came to give them machine concessions that might have kept them in business, so you can take a guess how everything else in the state goes. Short Summary: Kansas is one of the more conservative states out there when it comes to its gambling laws, though they are less restrictive than a state such as Alabama.

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