Cordish, Kan. partner resubmit casino bid
Baltimore-based Cordish Co. and partner Kansas Speedway have resubmitted a bid to develop a Hard Rock casino and hotel at Kansas Speedway in northeast Kansas after withdrawing the proposal in December because of economic conditions. After being chosen in September to build a $705 million casino/hotel project at the speedway, the partners in Kansas Entertainment withdrew the proposal, said a spokeswoman for Kansas Lottery, which reopened the bidding and set a Wednesday deadline. Kansas Entertainment's new proposal calls for building the project in phases. It would start with a $390 million Hard Rock-branded casino. Later, a hotel, spa, convention center and entertainment/retail district would be added, a $700 million project. In Maryland, Cordish is vying for one of five slots licenses authorized by voters last year and is proposing a slots casino at Arundel Mills mall. As of Monday, Kansas had received only the bid from Kansas Entertainment for the northeast Kansas zone that has been approved for casinos, said Sally Lunsford, the lottery spokeswoman. It is expected that the Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board would choose a developer by this fall.
