"Tuesday marked the grand opening of the latest casino to the gaming landscape of Lake Michigan.

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians opened a new casino, Four Winds Hartford, at 68600 Red Arrow Highway in Hartford, Mich., just 45 miles northeast of sister property Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Mich., which opened in 2007.

"Hartford is an area that is home to a large number of Pokagon Citizens and we are extremely proud to open a new Four Winds Casino here," said Matt Wesaw, chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.

"Four Winds Hartford has created approximately 400 new jobs within the casino in addition to the hundreds of jobs that were created during construction. We look forward to welcoming area residents to our new facility," Wesaw said."

Get the Story:
OffBeat with Phil Potempa: Four Winds Casino hits jackpot with expansion, new location (The Northwest Indiana News 8/31)

Also Today:
New casino opens in Hartford (The Niles Star 8/30)
Four Winds Hartford casino fills up during opening day for the public (The Kalamazoo Gazette 8/31)

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