County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution stating their opposition to a "major commercial gaming facility in the unincorporated area of Clark County." “We don’t allow card rooms; we don’t allow slot machines,” said Commissioner Betty Sue Morris. Phil Harju, a member of the Cowlitz Tribal Council and its designated casino spokesman, has said he didn’t think the resolution would apply to the tribe’s casino.

Four developers have proposed casinos in Sumner County, meeting a noon deadline Wednesday for proposals to be submitted to the county. Sumner County officials say Penn Sumner LLC and Marvel Gaming each have proposed building a minimum CAD 225 million casino near Wellington on the Kansas Turnpike. Two other developers -- Chisholm Creek Casino Resort and Sumner Gaming and Resorts LC -- have proposed casinos near Mulvane.

The Jackson County Board of Supervisors postponed voting on a resolution that would declare the board opposed to a Mississippi Choctaw Band of Indians casino in the county. As Supervisor Frank Leach was absent, the officials agreed to wait until all five members are present for the vote, which has been set for the November 26 meeting. In e-mails sent to media and each supervisor, Leach said he had medical appointments.