TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ The director of the Kansas Lottery says slot machines could be in place at three horse and dog tracks by next spring.

A new law allows for up to 2,800 slot machines distributed among Wichita Greyhound Park, Camptown Greyhound Park at Frontenac and the Woodlands dog and horse racing park in Kansas City.

The law also allows for resort-style casinos in Ford County, Wyandotte County, either Crawford or Cherokee county, and either Sedgwick or Sumner county.

The Lottery will own the casinos and the slots at the tracks, but the state can hire private companies to manage the facilities.

Lottery director Ed Van Petten told a Kansas legislative committee Monday that the lottery has started negotiations with track owners over management contracts.