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K.S.A. § 74-8733 (2026)

Citation of act; severability clause; constitutional challenges in Shawnee county district court

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74-8733. Citation of act; severability clause; constitutional challenges in Shawnee county district court. (a) K.S.A. 74-8733 through 74-8773, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-8781 through 74-8794, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas expanded lottery act. The Kansas expanded lottery act shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas lottery act.

(b) If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.

(c) Any action challenging the constitutionality of or arising out of any provision of this act, any lottery gaming facility management contract or any racetrack gaming facility management contract entered into pursuant to this act shall be brought in the district court of Shawnee county.

History: L. 2007, ch. 110, § 2; L. 2022, ch. 91, § 28; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2008–2022 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Six v. Kansas Lottery, 186 P.3d 183 (Kan. 2008).
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State Ex Rel. Six v. Kansas Lottery, 186 P.3d 183 (Kan. 2008). · cites it 3× “The appellant seeks review of an order of the district court upholding the constitutionality of the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA), K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 74-8733 et seq. This appeal asks us to resolve tension among the historical ban on lotteries contained in the Kansas…”
Kansas Penn Gaming, LLC v. HV Props. of Kansas, LLC, 662 F.3d 1275 (10th Cir. 2011). “S) The Kansas Expanded Lottery Act In April 2007, the Kansas legislature enacted the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA), Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-8733 et seq. KELA, in pertinent part, authorized the establishment of one “lottery gaming facility” in each of four specified “gaming…”
In Re the Equalization Appeal of Kansas Star Casino, L.L.C., 362 P.3d 1109 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015). “An Ovei~view of the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act and the Single Management Contract The Kansas Legislature enacted the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA), K.S.A. 74-8733 et seq., in 2007. KELA divided the state into four gaming zones: northeast, south central, southwest, and…”
Dissmeyer v. State, 249 P.3d 444 (Kan. 2011). “The law authorized operation of certain gaming facilities, electronic gaming machines, and other lottery games at certain designated locations.”
State v. Teter, 278 P.3d 968 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012). “The Act authorized the operation of certain gaming facilities, electronic gaming machines, and other lottery games, but the Act specifically outlawed ownership of and public access to “gray machines.” K.S.A.”
In re the Appeal of BHCMC, L.L.C., 364 P.3d 1213 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 74-8733. Historically, in Kansas, gambling was prohibited under Article 15, § 3 of the Kansas Constitution; however, in 1986, the Constitution was'amended to allow limited exceptions for certain bingo games, horse and dog racing, and state-owned and…”
Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. City of Mulvane, 227 P.3d 997 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010). “Following the passage of the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA), see K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 74-8733 et seq., Sumner County voters approved a resolution to permit the Kansas Lottery to operate a casino in Sumner County.”
In re Tax Appeal of BHCMC (Kan. 2017). “15, § 3c ("the legislature may provide for a state-owned and operated lottery"); K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 74-8733 et seq. (KELA; authorizing operation of certain gaming facilities, electronic gaming machines, other lottery games at certain locations).”
In re Equalization Appeals of Kansas Star Casino (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “The casino's operation is authorized under the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA), 2 K.S.A. 74-8733 et seq. Under KELA, the Kansas Legislature established a process under which the State owns the gaming operations at the four authorized casinos.”
In re Equalization of Ruffin Woodlands (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). “In 2007, the Kansas Legislature enacted the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (Lottery Act), K.S.A. 74-8733 et seq. This Lottery Act allowed for electronic gaming machines to be placed at parimutuel licensee locations.”
In re Equalization Appeal of Kansas Star Casino (Kan. Ct. App. 2021). “As other panels have explained, Kansas Star is one of four state-sponsored gaming enterprises in the State authorized under K.S.A. 74-8733 et seq., the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA).”
In re Equalization Appeal of Kansas Star Casino (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “Many of the background facts, especially those concerning the history of the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA), K.S.A. 74-8733 et seq., and the ultimate decision to award Kansas Star the management contract, have been recounted in previous opinions 2 by this court.”
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State Ex Rel. Six v. Kansas Lottery, 186 P.3d 183 (Kan. 2008). “The appellant seeks review of an order of the district court upholding the constitutionality of the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA), K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 74-8733 et seq. This appeal asks us to resolve tension among the historical ban on lotteries contained in the Kansas…”
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