Eastern Shawnee Tribe hits milestone on $36M casino expansion


The Eastern Shawnee Tribe hosted a topping off ceremony at the Indigo Sky Casino in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, on December 15, 2016. Still image from Indigo Sky Casino The Eastern Shawnee Tribe is on track to complete a $36 million casino expansion in Oklahoma.

The tribe hosted a ceremony on Thursday to place the final beam atop the new tower at the Indigo Sky Casino. The building will house 127 hotel rooms, bringing the total number at the facility to 244, The Miami News-Record reported. There's also an expanded dining area, kitchen, ballroom and a banquet / event center, Four States Homepage reported.

"This is a monumental occasion," Chief Glenna Wallace said at the topping off, The News-Record reported.

The project is due to be complete by the end of August 2017, Four States Homepage reported.

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Eastern Shawnee 'topping off' new expansion at Indigo Sky (The Miami News-Record 12/16)
Indigo Sky Casino holds topping off ceremony Thursday morning (Four States Homepages 12/15)

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