The US state of Kansas is accepting applications for a casino until December 19.

So far, only Phil Ruffin and the Quapaw Indians have submitted a proposal for a casino in Frontenac at Ruffin’s closed Camptown Greyhound Park.

The Quapaw own the nearby Downstream Casino across the Kansas state line in Oklahoma.

Penn National originally won the state’s south-east casino licence in 2008 but backed out of the deal amid concerns over competition from Downstream.