The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in
Michigan is moving forward with a $40 million gaming expansion project.
The tribe will spend $28 million to build an entirely new Ojibwa Casino in Baraga. Another $12 million will be spent to expand the facility in Marquette.
"It's going to be very modern chic is what I call it," CEO Larry Denomine told Upper Michigan's Source of the project. "They will feel nice; they will feel comfortable when they are in there."
Tribal members approved both projects in an election last December.
Get the Story:
KBIC: Past, Present and Future Part 1
(Upper Michigan's Source 2/10)
Ojibwa Casinos to see renovations this spring
(Upper Michigan's Source 1/11)
Double down: KBIC voters bet on pair of casinos
(The Hougton Mining Gazette 12/14)
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