Last-minute moratorium on Kansas sports betting contract negotiations provokes uncertainty • Kansas Reflector

Last-minute moratorium on Kansas sports betting contract negotiations provokes uncertainty • Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly, who signed a bill in May 2022 legalizing sports betting in Kansas, placed the state's first bet in September of that year on the Kansas City Chiefs.(Submitted)TOPEKA — Approval of a last-minute addition to Kansas’ state budget took the gambling and sports betting sphere by surprise, leaving the future of the industry in the state uncertain. The Kansas Legislature Friday passed the state budget bill, which included a provision t…