The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation welcomed visitors back to its flagship gaming facility after unprecedented flooding hit the
River Spirit Casino Resort last month.
The gaming floors, hotel, conference center, entertainment venue and restaurants at the facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, reopened on Friday. The outdoor pool, as well as the spa and fitness center inside, are still being cleaned in anticipation for an opening next month, according to news reports.
“It's been very hectic, we've got three remediation companies on site, upwards of four to five hundred people working around the clock, doing the cleanup and remediation," Chief Executive Officer Pat Crofts of Muscogee Creek Nation Casinos told News on 6.
The casino is located along the Arkansas River, where water levels rose to historic levels following heavy storms last month. It was forced to close on May 22.
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Oklahoma casino reopens after historic flooding
(NBC News/KJRH June 23, 2019)
'They said you could pretty much fish down there': Life — not of the aquatic variety — returns to River Spirit Casino Resort after flooding forces closure
(The Tulsa World June 22, 2019)
Tulsa River Spirit Casino Open For Business After Historic Flooding
(News on 6 July 21, 2019)
River Spirit Reopens After Flood
(Tulsa Public Radio June 21, 2019)
River Spirit Casino Resort reopens today
(KJRH June 21, 2019)
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