It sits just 30 miles from the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, which was guaranteed an exclusive market in south Central Kansas for 25 years - until 2032. Then, in August, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced a federal suit seeking to block gaming at the casino. In May of last year, the federal government granted the tribe, whose headquarters are in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, a land trust in Park City that would allow gaming. The tribe first bought the 10.5 acres of land in 1991, Friend said, but faced years of legal struggle to get clearance to open the casino. The Wyandotte Nation also runs the Lucky Turtle and Wyandotte Nation casinos in Oklahoma and the 7th Street Casino in Kansas City, Kansas. It included government officials from both Park City and Wichita, including Sedgwick County Commissioner Lacey Cruse, who participated in the official ribbon cutting. On Tuesday, Wyandotte Nation Chief Billy Friend addressed a large crowd gathered to celebrate the casino’s opening.

For now, the casino will be allowing a maximum of 375 people at a time inside, which means there could be lines to get in, especially during the first weeks. The 24-hour casino, which employs 150 people, also includes a restaurant and bar area called Bottles & Bites. Most of the blinking, glowing machines have small Plexiglass barriers separating them from their neighbors. There’s also a separated-off area with high stakes slot machines. The new gaming property is set up in a 20,000 square-foot one-room building and is filled with 500 slot machines, 200 VGT machines with red spins, The Wichita Eagle reports.

The new Crosswinds Casino, owned by the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma, opened to the public Tuesday night in Park City, Kansas.

The tribal property is set up in a 20,000 square-foot one-room building and is filled with 500 slot machines, 200 VGT machines with red spins, and a separated-off area with high stakes slots. It will be allowing a maximum of 375 people at a time inside. The casino held a grand opening Tuesday with government officials from both Park City and Wichita.

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