Cherokee Nation promotes citizen to manager of $80M casino

Thursday, February 26, 2015

The hotel at the Cherokee Casino in Roland will be the tallest building in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. Photo from Facebook

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The Cherokee Nation has named one of its own as the general manager of a new $80 million casino in Roland, Oklahoma.

Chad McReynolds started off as a card dealer at the Cherokee Casino in Roland back in 2003. He was a cashier and poker manager before being named operations manager in 2011.

Now that the tribe is getting closer to opening an entirely new facility, McReynolds is running the whole show. The 170,000-square-foot casino is set to open in May.

Artist's rendering of new Cherokee Casino in Roland, Oklahoma. Photo from Facebook

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The facility was the site of the tribe's first bingo operation.

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Cherokee Casino In Roland Names New General Manager (The Fort Smith Times Record 2/26)
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