{"id":781443,"date":"2026-08-17T22:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/781443\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T22:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:09:31","slug":"kcmo-would-receive-5-of-non-baseball-revenue-from-royals-under-proposed-lease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/781443\/","title":{"rendered":"KCMO would receive 5% of non-baseball revenue from Royals under proposed lease"},"content":{"rendered":"

KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 KSHB 41 reporter Tod Palmer covers sports business and eastern Jackson County, including Independence. Share your story idea with Tod<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Kansas City wouldn\u2019t receive a dime of baseball, gambling or broadcast revenues, but the city would receive 5% of net profits from non-baseball events under the terms of a proposed lease agreement with the Royals<\/a> set for discussion Tuesday in the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s in addition to the annual $1 in symbolic rent the Royals would pay to occupy a city-owned baseball stadium proposed at the site of Hallmark\u2019s headquarters at Crown Center.<\/p>\n

Most of the terms of the stadium lease, which sets forth an initial 30-year term with team-controlled extensions for another 10 years, are similar to existing lease conditions.<\/p>\n

The proposed lease agreement assumes a Feb. 1, 2031, effective date with the Royals having a team option for two possible five-year extensions. It guarantees the city 30 free tickets per game and the right to host up to eight events per year at the stadium free of charge.<\/p>\n

With the passage of Amendment 2, which narrowly legalized sports gambling in Missouri<\/a> two years ago, the Royals would be allowed to operate a sportsbook at the stadium. The Royals would receive all sports-gambling revenue, and the city can\u2019t restrict sports gambling beyond state law under the lease terms.<\/p>\n

The Royals won\u2019t pay property taxes on the stadium because it will be city-owned, and the lease agreement also exempts the MLB club from sales and use taxes on construction, maintenance, future improvements, utility costs and any other tenant obligations.<\/p>\n

The lease also grants the Royals all advertising decisions and revenue, and they retain all revenue from any naming-rights agreements.<\/p>\n

One change from the current lease at Kauffman Stadium: the Royals would pay property insurance at the new stadium. The county pays the Truman Sports Complex property insurance.<\/p>\n

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