A competition for a lucrative license to operate a slot-machines-style casino in the Wichita area has turned into a one-man race.
The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission adopted a new policy Tuesday morning that disqualified one of two finalists for the 1,000-machine historical horse racing facility. Wichita billionaire and Las Vegas casino mogul Phil Ruffin is the lone remaining applicant for the historical horse racing facility license.
He wants to build the Golden Circle casino at the 72-acre Wichita Greyhound Park that he purchased from Sedgwick County in 2018. Ruffin’s competition for the license, a team that included Wichita developer George Laham and Boyd Gaming Inc., was scheduled to present their plans to the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission on Tuesday morning at the Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview.
