Openings & Closings

Santee Sioux Tribe celebrates grand opening of gaming facility

The Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska is holding a grand opening ceremony for its new $20 million gaming facility.

The 61,000 square-foot Ohiya Casino replaces an older facility. It offers about 200 electronic Class II games and employs about 90 people.

"Everything is much bigger, everything is beautiful, everything is brand new," general manager Thelma Thomas told KTIV-TV.

The tribe battled federal prosecutors for years in order to offer Class II electronic games The state refuses to negotiate a Class III gaming compact.

Get the Story:
Ohiya Casino doubles its games, workforce (KTIV-TV 2/14)
Santee Sioux tribe ready to cut ribbon on new Ohiya Casino (KTIV-TV 2/14)

Join the Conversation
Advertisement
Vision Maker Media - visionmakermedia.com
Vision Maker Media - visionmakermedia.org
Tags
class ii
employment
nebraska
santee sioux
Search
More Headlines
Catawba Nation continues work on controversial casino in North Carolina
Gaming initiatives backed by tribal corporation faces uncertain future
Chuck Hoskin: Renewed gaming compacts ensure a brighter future for Oklahoma
Republican governor suffers another setback in dealings with tribes in Oklahoma
Cronkite News: Gila River hotels, casinos close for two weeks after worker death
Cronkite News: Curfew curtailing casinos? Don’t bet on it, owners say
'We are thrilled': Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe hails victory for sovereignty
Tribes sue Trump administration after being excluded from coronavirus relief program
Donovan White: Standing up for Native Americans and Native American jobs
'Finally': Tribal gaming in line for coronavirus relief amid stiff competition for resources
Oregon tribes’ primary engines – casinos – stalled by COVID-19
Indian Gaming Archive
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004