The Seneca Nation of New York announced an $8 million expansion of its temporary casino in downtown Buffalo.
The tribe will add 6,500 square-feet and double the number of slot machines to the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino.The project is expected to be completed in early spring 2010.
The casino has been the subject of litigation. Opponents say the off-reservation site does not qualify for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
So far, the courts have ruled in the tribe's favor though litigation continues. But other factors, including the economy, led the tribe to stop work on a $333 million permanent facility.
"I do see a total advancement somewhere in the future," said Jeffrey Gill, chairman of Seneca Gaming Corp., Business First of Buffalo reported. "We’re still committed to it and I’m always optimistic."
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