The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma will open its $301 million casino resort on Saturday.
The media got a preview of the million square-feet Downstream Casino Resort. It features 70,000 square-feet of gaming space with 2,000 slot machines, 30 table games and a 14-table poker room.
“When everybody comes here to the opening this weekend, I think they’re going to be blown away,” construction contractor John Snyder told The Joplin Globe.
Later this fall, the tribe will open a 222-room hotel and conference center. A second hotel, a golf course and a outdoor concert venue are in the works.
The resort is located in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. The land on the Oklahoma side is in trust and will be used for the gaming portion.
Get the Story:Downstream Casino Resort ready to open Saturday (The Joplin Globe 7/3)
Casino to open on tri-state border (The Arkansas Democrat Gazette 7/3)