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The Kansas Wins Coalition is working to educate Kansans about the economic benefits and tourism opportunities Kansas is missing. Kansas Wins with the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act and here's how! More JobsJobs that will spread throughout Kansas, because of this legislation’s unique combination of agriculture and tourism opportunities. Kansas Greyhound, Quarter horse, and Thoroughbred breeders stand ready to immediately begin investing in their businesses … and in the local rural economy if this legislation passes. In addition, it means thousands of new construction jobs and permanent jobs in the tourism industry, Money for KPERS RetireesHB 2055 would create a KPERS Fund in the state budget and collect 25% of the state revenues from gaming. 50% of this money will be used to give retirees a COLA and the other 50% used to lower the unfunded liability of the fund. This is a natural way to fund a COLA by recapturing gaming dollars currently spent by Kansans to benifit Kansans. Funding for Education without tax increasesPassage of the bill will go a long way toward paying for the regents deferred maintenance program and rebuild the buildings that need repair. The bill earmarks 25% of the revenues for deferred maintenance. When it comes to the need to fund education and other vital state services, the Act will provide the state with new revenue sources through the existing gaming market in our state. Over the next five years, the state’s share of revenues from gaming could total more than one billion dollars. Those new funds will allow the state to invest in education without future tax increases. Opportunity in agricultureThe Kansas live racing industry, through greyhounds, quarter horses and thoroughbreds adds hundreds of million of dollars to the rural agricultural economy. This plan adds new incentives for growth of these valuable industries, adding more than $200 million to the economy of rural Kansas through expanded breeding, training and ownership of racing greyhounds, quarter horses and thoroughbreds. Promoting new opportunities for tourismAdding Destination Casinos to our tourism package will enhance other efforts to make Kansas a place to visit. Tourism means new sources of revenues and jobs for Kansans. Well placed, well-planned facilities, can enhance the efforts to bring more visitors to our state. The plan represents a careful approach aimed at ensuring success of the tourism effort and the ability to bring people to Kansas. Kansas Wins!
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