AG Takes Position on Illegal Gambling
June 30, 2009 --The Kansas Attorney General's office, the Office of the District Attorney 18th Judicial District, the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission and the Director of Law and City Attorney for Wichita have issued a letter to the attorney for the Highlands Gastropub & Cardroom located in Wichita, Kansas demanding that it stop conducting a gambling operation.
The letter advises that the "Kandu Challenge" operated by the Highland Gastropub & Cardroom is a "commercial gambling enterprise" and violates Kansas criminal law. Calling the Kandu's rules a sham that do not eliminate chance, the letter demands that the Gastropub & Cardroom cease and desist from operating and advertising the illegal Kandu Challenge game or face possible legal action -- including criminal or civil action.
"The public needs to know that it is the opinion of my office, the Office of the District Attorney 18th Judicial District, the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission and the Director of Law and City Attorney for Wichita that the Kandu Challenge is illegal," said Attorney General Steve Six. "Kandu is a thinly-veiled illegal poker game. Anyone participating by operating or playing this game may face criminal charges."
The Wichita Police will be monitoring the situation and act accordingly.