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Tribal Casino Opens in KCK
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The 7th Street Casino located in Kansas City, Kansas, opened for business on January 10, 2008. It is located in a former Masonic temple with the interior furnishings restored. There are currently 430 slot machines in the casino, and it is owned and run by the Wyandotte Indian tribe. "The first time the tribe opened a gambling parlor on the site--in 2004 inside mobile building units--former Attorney General Phill Kline raided the place and shut it down." Right now the gambling is restricted to Class II devices. The Wyandottes also operate two small casinos near their Wyandotte, Oklahoma, headquarters."The Wyandottes were among the earliest settlers and founders of Wyandotte County, Kan. Many of the area's streets are named for tribal members now buried in the tribal Huron Cemetery next to the casino." There is still a pending lawsuit by the state of Kansas which challenges the casino's legality.
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2008-01-11
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Newspaper Article
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Work Continues on Tribal Casino
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The Oklahoma-based Wyandotte Nation is progressing in its goal of turning a Masonic temple in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, into a gambling casino, perhaps to be called Wyandotte Palace Casino. Work started years ago on the project and has been halted due to continuous legal lawsuits. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It appears that "after resisting for years, city officials are cooperating with the tribe." The tribe must win a favorable ruling from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
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2007-05-22
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Newspaper Article
