WINNAVEGAS HOTEL DEDICATED

AFTER BEING DELAYED BY LAST SUMMER'S FLOOD, THE WINNAVEGAS CASINO RESORT CUT THE RIBBON ON THEIR NEW HOTEL THURSDAY.

THE 13 MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL OPERATED BY THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE HAS 78 ROOMS PLUS A POOL, EXERCISE ROOM, AN ARCADE, MEETING ROOMS, AND A SALON.

TRIBAL CHAIRMAN JOHN BLACKHAWK SAYS IT WAS FRUSTRATING HAVING THE CASINO AND HOTEL CONSTRUCTION SHUT DOWN OVER 40 DAYS BY LAST YEAR'S FLOODING, WHICH DELAYED THE OPENING BY SEVERAL MONTHS:

THE HOTEL AND CASINO PROVIDE NEARLY 400 JOBS FOR THE AREA, WHICH ARE CRITICAL FOR THE TRIBE. AROUND 500-THOUSAND VISITORS COME TO THE CASINO EACH YEAR.

BLACKHAWK SAYS IMPROVEMENTS WILL CONTINUE AT WINNAVEGAS, INCLUDING WORK ON TWO NEW PARKING LOTS.