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Kewadin opens gaming floor in new St. Ignace casino
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St. Ignace, MI – The newest Kewadin Casinos in St. Ignace is pleased to announce the opening of its gaming floor will take place on Friday October 13.

The new casino and hotel facility includes a 25,000-square-foot gaming floor featuring slots and table games, a 30,000-square-foot entertainment area, an 81-room onsite hotel, a 225-seat Horseshoe Bay Restaurant, a 125-seat Northern Pines Lounge, the Whitetail Sports bar, and the Campfire Deli.

All non-gaming areas of the casino have been in operation at the new site since June 2006.

"We are all extremely happy to have our new facility entirely operational," said Tony Goetz, Kewadin Casino chief operating officer. "Our team has worked very hard and overcome a variety of obstacles to get where we are today and we are very proud of all of them."

The décor of the exterior and interior of the facility follows the tribe's casino development plan creating a "Northern Exposure" theme featuring native culture, brick, rock and wood.

The new development also showcases a rock and water feature by the entertainment lounge area.

Over eighty new team members were hired to work at the new property, mostly to fill positions at the new hotel, bringing the total workforce in this casino to over 350.

"Any time we can bring this number of jobs to an area, it's a good thing for the entire community," said Fred Paquin, Sault Tribe board of directors.

The St. Ignace project is the largest development in Kewadin's recent history.

The new facility features 152,650 square feet of space compared to 55,650 in the old facility.

More than 500 employees from more than 40 different companies were subcontracted to complete this project.

Nearly eighty percent of all construction employees were local and one hundered percent of the subcontractors were local.

"There were so many people that helped with the project and I can't even begin to thank all of them. Everyone did an outstanding job," said Aaron Payment, tribal chairperson.

A grand opening event will be held on Friday November 10.

All customers registering at the Northern Rewards Club will receive a free entry into a drawing for a 2006 Jeep Liberty Renegade grand prize and all players using their Northern Rewards Cards will be eligible for $25,000 in cash prizes starting at noon.

A special $1.99 breakfast will be offered in the Horseshoe Bay restaurant starting at 6 a.m. and the first 500 customers through the doors will receive a special prize.

Live entertainment will be performed in the Northern Pines Lounge.





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