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DLD
02-09-2010, 01:30 AM
I'm a big fan of auto racing so I'm kind of biased. Would this attract you to Kansas Speedway? Do you think it would be a good addition to the metro area?

http://www.bizjournals.com/slideshow/2856681.html?page=2&s=http://assets.bizjournals.com/story_image/695821-300-0-1.jpg

The $386 million first phase is to include a 100,000-square-foot casino floor with enough room for 2,300 slot machines and 86 table games, a lounge and several dining and entertainment concepts. Later phases, which could raise the total bid to $700 million, are planned to include a hotel, more gambling space, a spa, a convention center and an entertainment retail district. International Speedway also has committed to asking NASCAR (http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/related_content.html?topic=NASCAR) for a second Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, building a road course at Kansas Speedway and two free track-side billboards to promote Kansas tourism.

More info here (http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/02/08/daily9.html?ana=from_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_kansascity+%28Kansas+Cit y+Business+Journal%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo)

Christopher
02-09-2010, 07:31 AM
I like real casinos. This looks really cool.

arm53
02-09-2010, 08:21 AM
Penn has been hedging its bets recently. I hope it goes through.

Casino check deadline moved

By The Associated Press (http://discuss.lifeinkc.com/authors/the_associated_press)
January 13, 2010 - 5:54am
Kansas regulators now have until March 8 to finish a background check on the chosen developer of a state-owned casino in Kansas City, Kan.
Gov. Mark Parkinson set the new deadline at the request of the Racing and Gaming Commission. The commission's original deadline was last week.
Commission spokesman Mike Deines (DEYE'-nuhs) says there's no serious issue, just a need for more time.
The casino is to be built at Kansas Speedway, the Kansas City-area's NASCAR track.
The track's parent company, International Speedway Corp., is partners with Pennsylvania-based Penn National Gaming Inc. in the $521 million venture. They hope to open the casino early in 2012.
Their project was approved in December by a state casino selection board.