Kansas AG Tells Lottery Office To Rework Some Sports Betting Regulations

FILE – In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo, employees prepare to take bets moments before the new sports book at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City, N.J., opened. Most of the states that moved quickly to legalize sports betting after a Supreme Court decision last year are still waiting for the expected payoff. Only New Jersey and Delaware saw the tax revenue to their state budgets meet projections. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

(AP) – The Kansas Attorney General’s Office has asked Kansas Lottery officials to review some proposed regulations needed before legalized sports gambling can begin in the state.

The attorney general’s office approved three proposed regulations but returned others to the Kansas Lottery after “identifying specific shortcomings that must be remedied.”

The returned regulations generally involve such things as legal definitions, marketing agreements and advertising rules.

Kansas officials announced last week that legalized sports betting would begin at four state-owned casinos on September 1.

Lottery officials say they are confident the revisions will be made in time for the September 1 target date.