Industry
January 7, 2025
Kansas Courts Won’t Say If Dragon’s Ascent Is a Game of Skill or Luck
Pace-O-Matic, owner and distributor of Dragon’s Ascent, has issues making Kansas authorities give a definitive statement if the game is skill or luck-based. Pace-O-Matic Seeks Clarification for the Legal Status of Dragon’s Ascent Georgia-based company Pace-O-Matic (POM) distributes Dragon’s Ascent, a shooting game widely available in Kansas truck stops and convenience stores. The game’s goal […]
Casino
December 5, 2024
Kansas and Missouri Lawmakers Consider Casino Smoking Ban
Kansas and Missouri are getting closer to stopping people from smoking inside state-owned casinos as their lawmaking seasons come near. People are trying to put new rules in place in both states. CEASE Campaigns for Ban on Smoking in Kansas and Missouri Casinos Groups like Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) are pushing for banning […]
Industry
November 5, 2024
Kansas Bettors, Oblivious of Gambling Tax Regulations
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is having a hard time keeping tabs on gambling winnings, according to a recent study we reported on last month. The results of the study showed a large number of gamblers in the US failed to report their winnings, which caused the IRS to miss out on roughly $1.4 billion […]
Sports
October 15, 2024
Study Highlights the Financial Impact of Legal Betting in Kansas
This September marked the second anniversary of the launch of legal sports betting in Kansas. While legal wagering on sports continues to expand across the country, researchers in Kansas joined forces to evaluate the impact of the activity. The Effect of Betting on Vulnerable Families Is Greater Legal online and retail betting arrived for Kansas […]
Sports
August 20, 2024
Kansas Regulatory Worry about Betting Ahead of NFL Season
As the new NFL season approaches, and sports bettors are likely to be spending more money and more time betting on the outcome of the games, Kansas regulators have reportedly raised concerns over excessive betting. The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission is now in the fits of an NFL season preparation with the regulator looking […]
Sports
June 13, 2024
Mayor in Kansas Hints at Plan to Attract the Royals and Chiefs to Relocate
Currently, Kansas City in Missouri is the home of two popular sports teams, the famous Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, the Kansas City Royals, and the Kansas City Chiefs, the professional American football team that competes in the National Football League (NFL). Although the two teams are based in Missouri’s Kansas City, a newly endorsed […]
Sports
March 29, 2024
Fanatics Confirms Sportsbook Launch in Kansas
The global digital sports platform, Fanatics Holdings, announced that its subsidiary, Fanatics Betting and Gaming, launched its services in Kansas, continuing its expansion across the country. Thanks to the market launch, visitors and residents in the state will now have the option to download the Fanatics Sportsbook application which is available for both Android and […]
Business
March 15, 2024
Kansas Betting Revenue Soars Year-over-Year in February
February was a busy month for sports betting operators in Kansas. While licensed retail and online sports wagering suppliers in the state posted an increase in their revenue and betting handle year-over-year, the results from last month fell behind the figures posted a month earlier, in January, data released by the Kansas Lottery reveals. In […]
Industry
February 7, 2024
Bill Proposes to Restrict Online Sports Betting Ads in Kansas
Kansas, a state with a population of nearly 3 million people, was among the US states that legalized sports betting back in 2022. After legislation was passed, legalizing the activity in May, on September 1, 2022, the state officially launched its retail and online sports betting market. Now, less than two years after the launch, […]
Industry
December 19, 2023
Kansas’s Four Casinos Post Mixed Results in November
The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission published information about the state’s gambling revenues in November. The report was mixed, showing that two of the state’s four casinos posted revenue increases, while the remaining two’s revenues declined. The figures reported in this article are unaudited and based on figures from the Kansas Lottery Central Computer system. […]