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Legal sports wagering in Kansas attracted $536 million in bets in three months of operations while traditional casino revenue fell and lottery sales surged.
The Wednesday night jackpot will climb to $30 million after no grand prize winners resulted from the Monday lottery drawing.
The purchaser of a Powerball ticket sold in northeast Kansas on Saturday evening won that game's $92.9 million jackpot, the Kansas Lottery said.
The first 11 days of sports betting in Kansas saw more than 2.4 million wagers — but the cut for the state is relatively limited.
The first few weeks of legal sports betting saw high interest from people in Kansas but decades ago, placing a bet involved a whole network of shady characters.