HO CHUNK ALL IN ON WARRIOR HOTEL CASINO BID

LANCE MORGAN, THE C-E-O OF HO CHUNK INCORPORATED, GAVE DETAILS ON HIS COMPANY'S BID TO OPERATE A NEW DOWNTOWN CASINO IN A PRESENTATION TO THE SIOUX CITY DOWNTOWN ROTARY CLUB MONDAY.

MORGAN SAYS HO CHUNK IS COMMITTED TO CONVERT THE HISTORIC WARRIOR HOTEL INTO A MODERN HOTEL AND CASINO:

MORGAN SAYS THE 120 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES RENOVATING THE DAVIDSON BUILDING. TWO PARKING GARAGES WOULD ALSO BE BUILT:



MORGAN SAYS IF THE IOWA RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION CHOOSES THE HO CHUNK BID NEXT SPRING, THEY WOULD BE READY TO START THE PROJECT IMMEDIATELY:



THE NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT IS CALLED "SIOUXLAND STRONG", AND MADE UP OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MORGAN DECLINED TO NAME THEM, BUT SAYS THE GROUP WOULD HAVE A MAJOR ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY:



MORGAN SAYS THE HO CHUNK ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED A SECOND LOCATION ON PEARL STREET AT THE FORMER BOMGAARS RETAIL SITE, BUT THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ONLY IF THEY PARTNERED WITH MRHD, THE CURRENT CASINO NON-PROFIT GROUP.