The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians presented plans for a second casino in Michigan.
The tribe expects to open a smaller version of its Four Winds Casino in late 2011.
The new facility will feature 500 sot machines, nine table games and a restaurant.
"There is a demand for this type of entertainment out here,” Chairman Matt Wesaw told The Muskegon Chronicle. “It fills a need. This is a very exciting time.”
People who attended the tribe's presentation were excited about the casino, especially the 250 to 300 permanent jobs that the facility is expected to create.
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(The Kalamazoo Gazette 8/26)
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