The gaming commission has 30 days to evaluate each application and will work to set up a selection process in Sedgwick County.Ĭopyright 2023 KWCH. Kellogg, and a live racing park at 210 N. Flint Hills Entertainment applied for two facilities - an HHR location at Towne West on W. It was reminiscent of many smaller Oklahoma casinos I’ve been. The 20,000 square foot building is essentially one big room. It’s located at 777 Jackpot Way which is the 77th Street exit (exit 16) off I-135. Ruffin’s proposed facility would be located at the former Wichita Greyhound Park at 77th Street N. Easily apply: Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The new CrossWinds Casino, owned by the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma, opened Tuesday in Park City. On Wednesday, the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (KRGC) also approved applications from Phil Ruffin and Flint Hills Entertainment, LLC. The latest applications are for the former Wichita Greyhound Park and at Towne West Mall.īoyd Gaming announced Tuesday that it planned a historical horse-racing gaming facility (HHR) near Hartman Arena, adjacent to I-135, in Park City. Hattie McDaniel, the first Black woman to win an Academy Award, was from Kansas. Kansas won an award in 1981 for the design of its license plate, which features stalks of wheat. Two competing bids are hoping to bring historic horse racing facilities to Sedgwick County. Tribal casinos are also permitted in Kansas, which means that casino lovers will have a decent choice of venues to visit. (KWCH) - Boyd Gaming is not the only party interested in bringing more gaming options to south-central Kansas.