Choctaw Nation sets grand opening for $60M casino expansion

Thursday, November 29, 2012  

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is hosting a grand opening this Saturday for a $60 million casino expansion project.

The Choctaw Casino in Pocola is getting more slot machines, table games and restaurants. A hotel is also on the works and is due to open in May 2013.

“I just can’t wait,” marketing director Arlene Alleman told 5 News. It’s just really a beautiful casino. I think that people will really be surprised at just how luxurious it is.”

The tribe is adding more than 350 jobs with the expansion of the casino. Pocola is a few miles from the Arkansas border.

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Choctaw Casino Brings Hundreds of New Jobs to Pocola (5 News 11/28)