Phil Ruffin’s plan to turn the old Wichita Greyhound Park into a $128 million historic horse racing casino will take longer than initially expected.
The target date for opening the three-story facility is now September 2025, an official with the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission told state legislators during a committee meeting Wednesday.
When the Wichita billionaire won a three-way bid for the state’s only license to operate historic horse racing machines last July, the target opening date for the Golden Circle casino was September 2024.
Complications with an elevator in a part of the building that will be preserved during the renovation caused construction delays, KRGC Government Relations Manager Randy Evans told The Eagle.
