Kansas Speedway resubmits bid for casino

31 Mar 2009

TOPEKA, Kansas -- As reported by The Kansas City Star: "Kansas Speedway president Jeff Boerger drove to Topeka in the speedway's new, black show car today and personally hand-delivered to the Kansas Lottery offices a resubmitted bid for a Hard Rock Casino at the track.

"As part of the proposal, Kansas Speedway's parent company, International Speedway Corporation, will petition NASCAR for a second Sprint Cup series date for the track if Kansas Speedway and its partner in this venture, the Cordish Co., are awarded the casino management contract for Wyandotte County.

"The casino, overlooking Turn 2 at Kansas Speedway, is part of a $700 million entertainment destination center that was chosen last September by the Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board over two other competitors.

"But in December, only hours before the project was to receive final approval from the commission, the casino partnership of Kansas Speedway and Cordish -- known as Kansas Entertainment, LLC -- withdrew the application because of the downturn in the economy.

"So now, the process has to start over from scratch, first with getting approval from the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK and eventually from the Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board..."

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	Kansas Speedway resubmits bid for casino 31 Mar 2009 <a href='https://ad.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1'><img src='https://ad.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt='' /></a> TOPEKA, Kansas -- As reported by The Kansas City Star: "Kansas Speedway president Jeff Boerger drove to Topeka in the speedway's new, black show car today and personally hand-delivered to the Kansas Lottery offices a resubmitted bid for a Hard Rock Casino at the track. "As part of the proposal, Kansas Speedway's parent company, International Speedway Corporation, will petition NASCAR for a second Sprint Cup series date for the track if Kansas Speedway and its partner in this venture, the Cordish Co., are awarded the casino management contract for Wyandotte County. "The casino, overlooking Turn 2 at Kansas Speedway, is part of a $700 million entertainment destination center that was chosen last September by the Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board over two other competitors. "But in December, only hours before the project was to receive final approval from the commission, the casino partnership of Kansas Speedway and Cordish -- known as Kansas Entertainment, LLC -- withdrew the application because of the downturn in the economy. "So now, the process has to start over from scratch, first with getting approval from the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK and eventually from the Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board..."

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