| Redhead18 -
I'm confused with your questions. Any casino facility that's built in Dodge City will be funded with private money-not public and there are no bond purchasers. So the public doesn't have a vote on where it goes. The owner will build it where they think the best location is. Where is Boot Hill? Is it close to what you call an "off beat area"? If Boot Hill's mission is to help itself and help downtown and local motels, the Depot and retail - shouldn't the casino be near all of that? How do you help downtown if you build the casino on the outside of town?
We all get to vote on whether we want gaming, but we have no say in who builds a casino or where they build it (except, of course, for zoning and conditional use permit restrictions).
You're right that others can 'out-bid' Boot Hill Gaming for the right to build the casino. That's fine - that's what competition is. The difference is that if it goes to an Indian tribe, or any out of area developer - so will the profits. That's the only difference - everything else would be the same - including location if they want to be near downtown.
Last - yes, it could be 3 years before the doors open because none of the rules or regulations have been written. However, I think the best info source is the Lottery and gaming commission, not the Wichita Eagle.
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