Osage Nation almost done with $160 million casino expansion project

Thursday, June 28, 2018  

The Osage Nation will debut a $160 million casino expansion project in a couple of months.

According to news reports, the Osage Casino in Tulsa features a 247,000 square-foot gaming floor with 1,500 electronic games and 16 table games. There's also a 141-room hotel with event space, a 4,000 square-foot brewery, a new parking garage and a 6,000-square-foot outdoor entertainment area with a 120,000-gallon pool, a fire pit, a poolside bar and a 15-person hot tub.

“Very soon, our guests will be dipping in the pool, lounging poolside and playing inside," Osage Casinos CEO Byron Bighorse told KTUL. "We can’t wait to showcase to the public what we’ve been working on for so many months."

Getting closer! The silo, brew house, fermenters, and brite tanks arrived this week in Tulsa, Oklahoma at Osage Casinos! #osagecasinos #ninebandbrewing #drinklocal pic.twitter.com/Y43kNtk2mx

— Nine Band Brewing (@NineBandBrewing) April 5, 2018

As the tribe prepares for the late August opening, a job fair is taking place on July 12, according to a post on Osage News. More than 200 jobs are being created with the expansion.

The casino in Tulsa is one of seven gaming facilities on the Osage Nation. The Tulsa site was placed in trust during the Obama administration after a federal appeals court said the tribe's reservation was diminished by an act of Congress.

Read More on the Story:
Downtown Tulsa Osage Casino announces details ahead of August opening (KTUL June 27, 2018)
New Development Underway At Osage Casino (News on 6 June 25, 2018)
Cheers to Tulsa beer: Nine Band Brewing Co. [fifth item] (The Tulsa World June 24, 2018)