The new logo for the new Blackbird Bend Casino. Image from Omaha Tribe
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska will debut its new casino in Iowa on Wednesday. The tribe closed CasinOmaha in June 2011 due to flooding on the Missouri River. A temporary facility reopened in January 2013 with a new name -- the Blackbird Bend Casino. A permanent building is now ready for visitors. The official grand opening ceremony will be held February 21. "It's much like a phoenix rising out of the ashes," marketing director Mike Krysl told the Associated Press. "We like to think of this as a situation where a blackbird is rising out of the flood waters." Get the Story:
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