The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma says work on its $200 million casino is on schedule for an opening in July or August of 2008. Construction on the Downstream Casino Resort in October. The facility includes 177,000 square-foot casino with 2,000 slot machines, 30 table games and 15 poker tables and a 12-story hotel. The tribe says the gaming portion will be located on 55 acres of trust land in Oklahoma. The parking lot is located on 100 acres in Kansas and the resort entrance is on 37.5 acres in Missouri. Officials in Cherokee County, Kansas, have asked the Bureau of Indian Affairs about the legal status of the land. “In my opinion, there are no issues,” Marilyn Rogers, a tribal business committee member, told The Joplin Globe. “I’ve covered everything.” Get the Story:
Work on schedule (The Joplin Globe 12/17)