The Wichita Regulators are a professional indoor football team based in Park City, Kansas . They were announced as one of the inaugural teams for the revived Arena Football League (AFL) for 2024, beginning play as an independent semi-pro team in 2023 at Hartman Arena . In 2025, they will become inaugural members of the newly-formed Arena Football One .
23-580: The Regulators began as an independent semi-professional indoor team in 2022 playing a five-game schedule of games, all games at Hartman Arena . The initial coaching staff featured Carlos Cavanaugh Sr. as Head Coach, Rick Lee as Running Game Coordinator, Justin Hurley as Defensive Line Coach and Curtis Williams as Secondary Coach. They finished 5–0 in their inaugural season. They were set to join Champions Indoor Football before that league
46-581: A 1% monthly revenue share to about $ 150,000 for the city of Mulvane. The casino has several eateries and bars, including a buffet, a steakhouse, and an Asian restaurant. When the casino's main building opened, it contained the Fire Club, named for "its signature fireplace" - akin to a skybox, it overlooks the arena and measures 3,200 square feet with a bar and patio. The arena opened afterwards in July 2013 with seating for up to 5,000. The Kansas Star Arena
69-773: A casino to be built in Mulvane, and Global Gaming proposed a casino in Wellington. Harrah's again withdrew its application, and Peninsula Gaming was then selected as the winner over Global Gaming in December 2010. The casino opened in a temporary facility on December 26, 2011. The permanent casino facility opened in December 2012. The property's hotel, a Hampton Inn , opened with 150 rooms in October 2012, and expanded to 300 rooms in August 2014. The temporary casino building
92-511: A privately managed 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Park City, Kansas , United States. It is located northwest of I-135 and 77th Street North in the north Wichita metro area. Ground was broken on March 25, 2008, and the arena opened the last week of March 2009. The architecture firm of Law-Kingdon Inc. designed the facility. Tickets.com and Hartman Arena have a multiyear ticketing service agreement. Hartman Arena hosts home games of
115-632: Is a multipurpose entertainment venue that has hosted concerts by notable performing artists, as well as the Miss Kansas USA pageant, mixed martial arts events by Bellator MMA , and equestrian events such as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association ’s National Finals Steer Roping . In 2021, the Wichita Force professional indoor football team played home games in the arena. The Event Center Ballroom
138-701: Is the sixth indoor team to play in Wichita and the first arena-formatted team since the Wichita Stealth played in AF2 from 2000 to 2004. Other teams that played include the Wichita Warlords , Wichita Aviators , Wichita Wild , and Wichita Force . On September 4, 2024, the Regulators, along with the other seven surviving members of the collapsed AFL, left that league and became charter members of
161-667: The I-35 ( Kansas Turnpike ). The resort includes the Kansas Star Arena , a multipurpose entertainment venue that hosts concerts, pageants, and various athletic and equestrian events. In 2007, the state enacted the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act, which included authorization for four casinos to be built and managed by private developers, under contract with the Kansas Lottery . One of the casinos
184-891: The Wichita B-52s of the Major Arena Soccer League . It also hosts the Kansas State High School Activities Association Class 6A and 5A State Wrestling Tournaments. They were moved here after one year at Intrust Bank Arena . The arena hosted the Wichita Wild of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League from 2009 until the team folded after the 2014 season. In 2020, the Wichita Force announced it would bring indoor football back to Hartman, but
207-772: The CIF merging with the AFL, Titus indicated he would transfer the Mustangs' CIF, later AFL, rights to a team in Kansas, giving an opening for the Regulators to join the league. On October 5, 2023, the AFL announced that the Regulators would join the CIF's two existing Kansas teams, the Southwest Kansas Storm and Salina Liberty , in the AFL, as it merged with CIF. They will be members of the Central Division. It
230-607: The Kansas Star Arena. In February 2021, it was reported that Kansas Star Casino had opened in Sumner County instead of Sedgwick County because of Sedgwick county's local laws against gambling. That month, a new casino opened about thirty miles from Kansas Star in Sedgwick County, despite legal battles from the city of Mulvane and Sumner County to stop it from opening. The State of Kansas also had sued
253-535: The casino held a vaccine event offering Pfizer and Moderna. In early 2021 because of COVID-19, revenue was down 24 percent. Overall, revenue declined by around $ 45 million by February 14, 2021, to $ 141.4 million in 2020, down from $ 186.4 million in 2019. In 2021, it was reported by the City of Mulvane that the casino since its 2012 opening had "challenged its valuation every year" for tax assessments. Rulings were only passed down in 2012, 2013 and 2015 in those years, with
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#1732802539577276-481: The casino occasionally refunded overpaid taxes. In 2021, when the city received less in taxes from the casino and had to return around $ 1 million in back property taxes to the casino, it was reported that the city's budget had to be re-organized for 2022. Other taxing entities for the casino, including Sumner County, were affected as well. For 2021, the Wichita Force indoor football team officially relocated to
299-474: The first time Hartman had hosted indoor football in nine years. The Regulators were added to the CIF for the 2024 season, which by the time of that season's launch had merged with the Arena Football League . Kansas Star Arena The Kansas Star Casino is a casino and hotel in western Mulvane, Kansas , United States, owned and managed by Boyd Gaming . It is located on the west side of
322-622: The largest town in the county, and Mulvane , which was 14 miles closer to the area's main population center, Wichita. The first round of proposals in 2008 resulted in the selection of Harrah's Entertainment over two other bidders, but Harrah's then withdrew because of factors stemming from the financial crisis of 2007–2008 . A new selection process opened in 2009 and drew three applicants, but all eventually withdrew their proposals. A third bidding process opened in April 2010, again drawing three bidders. Harrah's and Peninsula Gaming each proposed
345-499: The new casino, while still owning the Kansas Star Casino as competition. An appeal was filed in August 2021. CeeLo Green performed at the Kansas Star Arena in December 2021. In January 2022 after a downward trend in 2021, the casino posted its highest gambling revenue monthly in December in over seven months. It was the highest since April 2021. In December 2021, monthly revenue had been $ 14.8 million, translating with
368-473: The newly-formed Arena Football One set to play in 2025. They will play in the Central Division along with the Corpus Christi Tritons , Salina Liberty and Southwest Kansas Storm . Running backs Wide receivers Defensive linemen Defensive backs Special teams Front office Head coaches Offensive coaches Hartman Arena Hartman Arena is
391-515: The owner of the CIF's Gillette Mustangs and Billings Outlaws , joined the AFL in the summer of 2023, choosing the Outlaws as the team that would join, since the arena in Gillette, Wyoming could not accommodate rebound nets needed for the AFL and league bylaws did not at the time allow an owner (other than central league office) to own multiple teams. Since the sale of the team was unfeasible with
414-572: The season was cancelled before it had begun due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Force then began play for the 2021 season at the Kansas Star Arena instead. Hartman Arena was the home of the Wichita B-52s of Major Arena Soccer League starting with their inaugural 2013–14 season . The Wichita Wild called Hartman Arena home for their Indoor Football League games from 2009 through 2012 and their Champions Professional Indoor Football League games since switching leagues for 2013 and 2014. The team
437-431: Was absorbed into the second revivial of the Arena Football League . Four years after the AFL folded for the second time, it was announced on February 1, 2023, that the league intended on relaunching in 2024. On July 18, the 16 intended market cities were announced; Kansas was not initially among the 16 regions receiving a team but would join with the league's eventual merger with Champions Indoor Football . Steven Titus,
460-574: Was allocated to the Wichita area ( Sedgwick and Sumner Counties). The law required a local referendum in each county before a casino could be approved. This requirement was waived for Sumner County because it had passed an advisory measure in favor of casino gaming in 2005. The referendum failed in Sedgwick County, leaving Sumner County as the area's only possible casino site. Casino proposals in Sumner County were divided between Wellington ,
483-537: Was converted to its permanent use as a 3,400-seat arena, with an inaugural concert by Daughtry in June 2013. In 2017, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt "issued an opinion saying that allowing a revote on Wichita’s Greyhound Park may breach the state’s contract with the Kansas Star casino in Mulvane," potentially resulting in the casino needing to be repaid by the state for privilege fee or other damages. It
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#1732802539577506-517: Was one of four state-owned casinos to be mandated to close on March 17, 2020 by the Kansas Lottery , in response to the COVID-19 pandemic . It re-opened May 22, 2020 after orders from Kansas Governor Laura Kelly , at reduced capacity to allow for social distancing to comply with health orders, and with a limit to only slot machines, as well as employees undergoing temperature checks and wearing face coverings. Visitors had social distancing enforced and had their temperatures checked. On Jan 26, 2021,
529-694: Was replaced by the Wichita Force when the CPIFL merged into the Champions Indoor Football . The Wichita Wings will call the Hartman Arena home for their first season in the Major Arena Soccer League 2 . In 2022, the ICT Regulators announced they would begin play at Hartman Arena in 2023. They initially intended to play in Champions Indoor Football (CIF), but instead opted to play an independent schedule for their inaugural season. The Regulators opened their first season on March 12, 2023, marking
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