Construction continues on the Four Winds Casino in South Bend, Indiana. Photo: Construction Cam / OxBlue

Openings & Closings

Pokagon Band expects to open gaming facility in Indiana in early 2018

Thursday, July 13, 2017

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is celebrating a casino construction milestone.

The tribe held a topping-off ceremony on Tuesday at its Four Winds Casino in South Bend, Indiana. The milestone comes just eight months after the tribe won approval of its land-into-trust application, the first ever in Indiana.

"Setting this final steel beam in place signifies the completion of a major phase of construction," Chairman John Warren told Inside Indiana Business.

We were excited to see the progress at the Steel Topping Ceremony at Four Winds South Bend yesterday! Can’t wait to open in early 2018! pic.twitter.com/Ai1uFPyHFP
— Four Winds Casino (@FourWindsCasino) July 12, 2017

The tribe expects to open the casino in early 2018. The $400 million development includes a 500-room hotel and housing for tribal citizens.

The facility will put about 1,200 people to work. Job fairs will be held on July 22, August 5, September 9 and October 3 to fill positions, The South Bend Tribune reported.

The tribe operates three casinos in Michigan under the Four Winds name.

Read More on the Story:
New Casino Hits Construction Milestone (Inside Indiana Business 7/12)
Four Winds Casino to hold job fairs for South Bend location (WNDU 7/11)
Four Winds South Bend casino project on track (The South Bend Tribune 7/10)