Month: April 2015

All-American signs letter of intent

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With her mother, Debra Triggs-Boyd, looking on, Kansas City Kansas Community College first team All-American Cierra Gaines signed a letter of intent Wednesday to continue her basketball career at Central Missouri State University this fall. In addition to earning NJCAA Division II All-American recognition, Gaines was the Player of the Year in the Jayhawk Division II Conference and second team All-Jayhawk. The Blue Devils leader in scoring (14.1) and 3-point goals, Gaines was also second in assists in helping KCKCC finish 28-4. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins)

Hollywood Casino revenues up

Casino revenues were good for March, according to a report today to the Kansas Lottery Commission.

All three state-owned casinos had higher revenues in March than in February, according to Keith Kocher, director of program assurance and integrity for the Kansas Lottery.

Boot Hill Casino in Dodge City, Kan., reported gaming revenues of $3.8 million; Kansas Star in Mulvane, Kan., $16.64 million; and Hollywood Casino in Kansas City, Kan., $12.7 million, for the month of March, he said.

This compared to February revenues of $3.2 million for Boot Hill; $15.5 million for Kansas Star; and $12.2 million for Hollywood Casino, according to lottery figures.

In a written report to the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Bob Sheldon, general manager of the Hollywood Casino, stated that total gaming revenue for March was an increase of 7.5 percent over March of last year. Slot revenue was $10.8 million, up 6.2 percent from the previous year, while table games revenue was $1.9 million, up 16 percent from the previous year.

In his report Sheldon stated there was little effect from the weather in March. There were monthly loyalty promotions and food specials at the restaurants, he reported. The casino also held a Friday evening drawing for $5,000 in prizes, plus a patron hit the Superstar Reels promotion to win $23,600 on the last day of the month, according to the report.

The Kansas Star Casino reported a drop in March admissions of 5.7 percent, but total gaming revenues were up 2.3 percent from the previous year. There are some special arena and event center dates scheduled for April and March there.

Boot Hill Casino reported a slight decrease in total gaming revenue of less than 1 percent for the month of March compared to the previous year, according to the report to the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission.

The Kansas Lottery Commission was scheduled to discuss three proposals this afternoon from applicants for a fourth state casino, to be built in southeast Kansas.