Las Vegas Sands Corp. Plans Too Grand For Kansas City Casino

Traffic issues could keep the Las Vegas Sands Corp. to lose out in its bid to take over a Kansas City casino, as four development groups, not including Sands were recommended Friday by the planning staff for Wyandotte County's Unified Government.

The plan that was proposed by Sands include a $500 million casino and hotel, which would be a wonderful place to visit, except for the fact that the plan could cause some serious traffic issues at Interstate 435 and Leavenworth Road.

Four development groups received approval for their land use and zoning applications on Friday, but Sands was not one of the four groups, raising questions as to whether the group will be able to overcome the potential problems.

Planning Director Rob Richardson had this to say regarding the Sands proposal, "They have very serious issues to overcome, and I don't know if they can be."

While Richardson believes the issues are too much to overcome, Sands officials are thinking differently, "Our experts have said there isn't anything we can't fix", said Sands Vice President Andrew F. Abboud.

There is still time as no definite plans have been made, but Sands must revise their proposal quickly if they want to move any further on this project.



2007-11-03