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4A / ENTERTAINMENT / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
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By Dave Green
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FISH BOWL
Joe Ratterman
COOL THING
Blaise Marcoux
STATE
Plans for new casino move ahead
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPEKA - The proposed casino south of Wichita appeared to be back on track Tuesday, less than two weeks after Kansas Lottery officials had worried that the possibility of an American Indian-run casino opening nearby would scuttle the project.
Executive Director Ed Van Petten said the lottery had a new agreement with the Chisholm Creek partnership for a $225 million hotel-and-casino complex. The partnership would build and manage the casino for the lottery, which would own the rights to the gambling and the gambling equipment, down to the dice and cards.
Chisholm Creek had a contract with the lottery to build the complex at a site near Mulvane, about 20 miles south of Wichita, but in December, just before a state review board was to vote on the project, the partnership asked for time to revise its plans.
Chisholm Creek officials have said they are concerned about the Wyandotte Nation's long-standing pursuit of a rival casino north of Wichita. The northeast-Oklahoma tribe bought 10 acres of land in 1992 and has been waiting for more than a decade for U.S. Interior Department approval of gambling on the site.
Earlier this month, Van Petten
expressed doubts that the lottery and Chisholm Creek could draft a new agreement because the competition from a Wyandotte Nation casino would erode Chisholm Creek's revenue. He said Tuesday that the new terms included a provision offering the partnership some protection if the tribe built its casino as planned.
Van Petten said the Kansas Lottery Commission would consider a proposed contract between
the lottery and Chisholm Creek during a meeting Wednesday. If the commission approves it — as expected — a state review board will determine this spring whether the project goes forward.
Van Petten said under the new agreement with Chisholm Creek, it could phase its $225 million investment in its complex in over 12 years if the Wyandottes build their casino.
from the Wichita-area casino, but no revenues from the Wyandotte venture.
Chisholm Creek attorney John Frieden said the partnership was still reviewing the final documents for an agreement.
"I am ecstatic," Van Petten told
Chisholm Creek would be required to open its casino within 18 months and a hotel on the site within three years, he said.
The Associated Press. "We finally have an agreement that we can all live with."
Doug Spangler, a Wyandotte Nation lobbyist, didn't return a telephone message.
Officials have said they are concerned about the Wyandotte Nation's longstanding pursuit of a rival casino north of Wichita.
Kansas would receive 22 percent of the net gambling revenues
The hotel had been a big issue for the state casiio review board. Chisholm Creek's first plan didn't guarantee that a hotel would be built in the first phase of construction, though the partnership later promised to build one.
A 2007 Kansas law allows the lottery to contract for a single casino in the Wichita area. more than two years of discussions among state officials and potential developers, Chisholm Creek is the only remaining bidder.
The Wyandotte Nation hopes to operate its Wichita-area casino under federal law, and it already has a casino with limited gambling in Kansas City, Kan.
GEMINI (May 21- June 21)
Today is a 6
Create the mood you want.
Show that you're passionate about your idea and want to see it through. A brief prayer or meditation could not hurt.
CANCER (June 22- July 22)
Today is a 6
A female provides a ton of ideas that all seem to elevate your mood. As you feel more capable, you achieve personal growth overnight. It all sinks in.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Love enters the picture and takes over your imagination. Use your talents to motivate your partner. Dare to dream sweeter dreams.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Both genders work together to get romance on track. This could be in the form of a play or some other dramatic presentation.
Take extra care of your voice.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 6
Both genders work well together today. All you have to do is allow them to choose the game, modify the rules and grab the appropriate prize.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
HOROSCOPES
Today is a 6
Teamwork allows all parties to throw ideas into the ring. Today's project can use more than one set of eyes. By day's end you all agree on the conclusion.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Your private thoughts don't mesh with those of your co-workers. As long as the issues aren't critical, this won't matter. Differences of opinion sort themselves out.
SUNDAY 10 OCT. 25-NOV. 21
Today is a 6
Your sense of what really matters changes today. Your independent attitude shifts toward a more sympathetic appreciation for family and associates.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
You feel like you've been there before. Creative ideas flow easily and inspire you to greater heights. Persuade yourself to let go of limitations.
Today is a 7
Speak about independent thinking today with co-workers.
Encourage others to participate while sharing your ideas for a dynamic new sales pitch or marketing idea.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
Take your time today with ideas
that need quiet. No one expects
you to express enthusiasm all
the time. As the sun enters your
sign, you want to retreat and
regenerate.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Todav is a 7
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
The thing about love is that it grows faster when you lauvl it. No need to limit the extent of your appreciations, but you need to speak them out loud.
ACROSS
1 Suitable
4 Seven Dwarfs' workplace
8 Family-biz abbr.
12 To and —
13 Newspaper page
14 Inauguration recitation
15 Marinara ingredients
17 Aware of
18 Bonfire residue
19 Windows workspace
21 Infamous middle name of 1865
24 Mainlander's memento
25 Ailing
26 Massage
28 Bar legally
29 Carriage
34 Actress Dawber
36 Vagrant
37 Check recipient
39 Heavy weight
41 Cattle call
42 Stick with a kick
44 Window in a roof
46 Like Times Square on 12/31
50 Purchase
51 Wheels of fortune?
52 Annie's song
56 Maple genus
57 Thoroughfare
58 Inseparable
59 Over-studious sort
60 Bohemian
61 Pirouette pivot
DOWN
1 Stern-
ward
2 Expert
3 Lobster
liver
4 Whistler
subject
5 WSJ
news
item
6 Require
7 Ford
fizzle
8 Like 59-
Across,
probably
9 Carry
on
10 Sgt.
Snorkel's
dog
11 Bou-
tique
16 Request
20 Get a
glimpse
of
Solution time: 25 mins
21 Chicken (out)
22 Hip bones
23 Dine
27 Cudgel
29 "Non-sense!"
30 Reed instrument
31 Indigent
33 Fox, for one
35 Chic, to Austin Powers
38 Conclusion
40 VIP's opposite
43 Aquarium fish
45 Capek play
47 Talon
47 Puerto —
48 Portent
49 "Let's Make a Deal"
Yesterday's answer 2-18
48 Portent
49 "Let's Make a Deal" choice
53 Wrestling surface
54 Yoko of music
55 Teensy
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TELEVISION
Olympics no match for 'American Idol'
LOS ANGELES — Fox's "American Idol" took home the gold Tuesday night, easily beating NBC's coverage of the Winter
Olympics in viewers and key demographics.
According to Nielsen,"American Idol" averaged 23.6 million viewers and a 9.1 rating in adults ages 18 to 49 (each ratings point translates to 1.3 million people). NBC's Olympic coverage going head to head against "American
Idol" averaged 19.7 million viewers and a 5.0 rating.
Fox's strong two hours were enough to beat the three hours that NBC, CBS and ABC were broadcasting. NBC's Olympic audience rose once "American Idol" went off the air.
McClatchy-Tribune
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