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Las Vegas casino owner considers buying, reopening Woodlands Racetrack February 15, 2011 - If the Kansas Legislature expands slot machine gambling in the spring, a Las Vegas casino owner will buy and reopen the mothballed The Woodlands Racetrack in Wyandotte County. Phillip Ruffin, a former Wichita resident, said Monday that his option on the dog and horse track is good until the end June. “We will not close on the deal unless we get gaming,” he said in a telephone interview. “Slots are imperative to get that thing going.” He said the Legislature would consider the proposal, but he declined to predict a timetable for seeing the measure introduced. Ruffin Gaming has owned the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for two years, he said.
Ruffin said the company plans to own all three Kansas parimutuel
racetracks if the state approves casino gambling at the sites. |
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