Officials at Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel in Pittsburg, Kansas said the million development officially will open April 8. The property will feature 625 slots and 16 table games, a 123-room Hampton Inn and Suites, the Two Brothers Mining Company restaurant and Bronco Bar, plus the Corral indoor entertainment venue. The project will create more than 400 jobs and attract an estimated 500,000 visitors annually.
Casino General Manager Doug Fisher said, “We can’t wait to open our doors to our neighbors in Southeast Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. The wait is almost over.”
Kansas Crossing will be the fourth and final state-owned casino. The others are located in Dodge City, Mulvane and Kansas City.
In 2014 lawmakers amended the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act, lowering the required casino investment in the Southeast Gaming Zone from $225 million to $50 million and initial fees from $25 million to $5.5 million.
Kansas Crossing Casino and Frontenac Development each applied to build a casino in Crawford County and Castle Rock Casino Resort applied for Cherokee County.
The Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board chose Kansas Crossing in June 2015. Work began there in July 2015 but temporarily stopped in the fall after Cherokee County and Castle Rock filed lawsuits alleging improprieties by the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission in its choice of the smaller Kansas Crossing. A Shawnee County District Court Judge dismissed the lawsuits in 2016, but that dismissal was challenged. The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments in late January; a decision is pending.
