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Aug. 19, 2009
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Station Casinos' plans to manage American Indian casino in Michigan move forward

By ARNOLD M. KNIGHTLY
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

Plans by Station Casinos to manage an American Indian casino in Michigan have taken a step forward with the planned casino's land now officially designated a reservation.

The casino company's current bankruptcy case should not affect the $200 million project, which is being financed by the tribe.

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    • "Because the (bankruptcy) filing is at the parent company level, it has no impact on our Native American partnerships," Station Casinos spokeswoman Lori Nelson said.

    The Department of Indian Affairs on Monday announced the signing of a proclamation making 147 acres a reservation for the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians.

    The Michigan casino is able to move ahead after a 10-year legal struggle endured by the tribe, commonly called the Gun Lake Tribe, ended Jan. 30.

    The land 20 miles south of Grand Rapids was put into trust by the U.S. Department of Interior in February after the U.S. Supreme Court decided Jan. 21 not to hear an opposition group's petition to block the casino.

    Tribal spokesman James Nye said the tribe hopes to announce a groundbreaking date in the near future.

    The casino will provide 1,800 new jobs to an area with 14 percent unemployment, he said, with a few hundred more jobs filled during construction.

    "We are very excited about creating new employment opportunities through the construction and operation of the Gun Lake Casino," Nye said.

    It will take nearly 16 months to convert an old 192,000-square-foot factory and warehouse into a casino with up to 2,500 slots machines, 75 table games, restaurants and a buffet.

    Station Casinos currently manages Thunder Valley for the United Auburn Indian Community in Sacramento, Calif. The casino company receives a fee of 24 percent of the property's net income through a management contract scheduled to expire in June.

    Station Casinos has three other tribal casino management agreements in California in different stages of moving land into trust.

    Contact reporter Arnold M. Knightly at aknightly@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893.

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    John wrote on November 09, 2009 03:49 PM: i agree lvrj


    ThanksArnold wrote on August 19, 2009 05:40 PM: Thanks ARNOLD M. KNIGHTLY for such an informative report pertaining to Clark County and all Las Vegas residents. Cub reporters will report on anything.


    fk wrote on August 19, 2009 03:55 PM: they cant manage their own properties....... poor indians will be poooorer


    Jen wrote on August 19, 2009 01:33 PM: Michigan doesn't need another casino in an already saturated market.


    Eddie Ballgame wrote on August 19, 2009 12:37 PM: Expect bankruptcy soon.


    Joe Bama wrote on August 19, 2009 10:35 AM: Cash your unemployment check with us and recieve a free beer and a 15 minute consultation with our huge staff of bankruptcy attorneys! It could work.


    Two Cents wrote on August 19, 2009 09:59 AM: With 14 percent unemployment, who is going to gamble here? Just wondering...I realize this area needs jobs but with the opposition to the tribe getting this land where is the customer base going to come from? I would worry about oversaturation in a once booming industry. I wish them luck, they are gonna need it.


    Besh Cooper wrote on August 19, 2009 09:41 AM: Why do they run the same story two days in a row?

    If I remember correctly the casino had a hiring fair in Wayland, MI maybe 4 years ago.

    This is good for Michigan. Casino's improve any area and bring prosperity and happiness.

    With the increase in traffic the state police post in Wayland may need another couple troopers and the Harding's Market there will have to increase donut production.


    Bob wrote on August 19, 2009 07:39 AM: Hmmm... being managed by a company that managed to send themselves into bankruptcy?


    Charley wrote on August 19, 2009 04:46 AM: Will they make the girls were that skimpy indian Pocahontas outfit?


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