Quapaw Tribe's casino too much for competitor

Friday, September 12, 2008  

Competition from the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma has caused a gaming company to pull out of a project in Kansas.

Penn National Gaming wanted to bid on a state-licensed casino in Cherokee County. But the company said it couldn't do business with the tribe's casino in such close proximity.

The gaming portion of the tribe's Downstream Casino Resort is located in Oklahoma. But the $301 million facility stretches into Cherokee County and into parts of Missouri.

“We want the citizens of Cherokee County to know that our future plans will include building on the economic base that our casino resort has established for the four-state region,” Quapaw Chairman John Berrey said in a statement. “We are part of the Cherokee County community and remain committed to helping bring viable and sustainable economic development to the county."

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Oklahoma casinos' proximity stymies plan for Kansas (The Oklahoman 9/12)
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Penn National pulling out of SEK (The Pittsburg Morning Sun 9/12)