Kansas May Not Get Slot Machines at Track

There is an outdated and obscure provision on the Kansas law books that might keep a company from bringing in slot machines near Dodge City. The law states that certain officers and investors in companies that are looking to supply slot machines to casinos must undergo background checks by the state before they can provide the equipment.

According to Butler National’s attorney John Frieden, there are some slot machine firms who don’t want to give them the machines now. The new Boot hill Casino and Resort is having a hard time finding a company that will give them the slot machines because of the law and that they don’t want the state poking around in their business.

The location of the new slot machine casino is also the setting for the old “Gunsmoke” series, which should help bring business to the casino. However, it won’t do them any good if they can’t get slot machines for those visitors. Now the Senate says that although they were hoping to avoid any kind of slot machine or gambling debate this year, it looks like they are going to have to rewrite the law so that the slot machines will come.

The problem is that they have to act fast as Butler has to purchase their slot machines by April if they want to open on time, which doesn’t leave the state a lot of wiggle room. They are looking at it, and are expecting to debate it next week, but they have to move fast.

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