Like legislators in other states, some Kansas lawmakers have complained for years that it’s a financial hardship to serve in the Legislature. They have said the current $30,000 in compensation isn’t enough to live on year-round and that being in office makes ...
In April 2022, Senate Bill 84 passed through the Kansas legislature, sending it to Governor Laura Kelly. The final agreement is that both online sportsbooks and retail sportsbooks will be taxed at a 10% rate. In mid-May 2022, Gov. Kelly signed the bill to make online sports betting ...
The biggest casino win in recent years was at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort. The lucky winner, Steven L., won $1,018642.15 playing Texas Hold’Em in February 2023. Overall, the Prairie Band has paid over 600 progressive wins for Texas Hold’Em, amounting to over $3.9 million. ...
1987 The Kansas Legislature passed the Kansas Parimutuel Racing Act. The Kansas Racing Commission licenses and regulates horse racing, greyhound racing, and pari-mutuel wagering in Kansas. 1995 Four native tribes received permission to build casinos in Kansas under tribal-state compacts. All casinos...
Since the US Supreme Court struck down PASPA in May 2018, the Kansas legislature had been working on legislation governing sports betting. During that same year, Kansas became one of the pioneering states to attempt the introduction of sports betting. The major issue was determining which lottery...
Reports that the Kansas Legislature approved a one-year moratorium that prohibits cities from enacting laws to regulate and collect taxes on telecommunications technology being installed in public rights-of-way. Aim of preventing cities from charging excessive fees; Opposition by cities to the ...
The Legislature on Wednesday overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s third veto in three years of a bill to ban transgender athletes, and came a day after state lawmakers passed a broad bathroom bill. Nineteen other states have imposed restrictions on transgender athletes, most recently Wyoming. T...
Kelly’s office did not immediately return a message Saturday seeking reaction to Kobach’s decision. The memo argued Crabtree’s order makes it “impossible” to follow the new state law and that since the Legislature “has spoken,” the state health department, ...
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's actions set up a series of confrontations with the Republican-supermajority Legislature over those issues. The measures appeared to have the two-thirds majorities needed in both chambers to override vetoes, but GOP leaders' success depends on how many lawmakers are...
Kansas Legislature approves the renewal of the Kansas Lottery. Also, the bingo constitutional amendment of 1974 is again amended to authorize instant bingo games. Four resident Indian tribes approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, beginning the process of tribal casino construction.1996...