In addition to its gaming businesses, the Tribe owns and operates a diverse set of enterprises ranging from a family oriented amusement and indoor water park, several co-branded hotels through Creek Indian Enterprises Development Authority (CIEDA) to companies that serve state and federal customers. I want to thank the Illinois Gaming Board for their diligence and look forward to our continued relationship.” “As the Tribe’s gaming and hospitality entity, we are excited to work with stakeholders and leaders in the Chicago area to show what we can do. Wind Creek Hospitality President and CEO, Jay Dorris, stated: We are excited and honored to bring our business to Illinois and be a part of the greater Chicago community.” We know that gaming done the right way offers opportunities for economic development and job creation that can improve the quality of life in the communities where we make long-term investments. We have seen the positive impact that our gaming businesses have had in our home state, as well as in Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Aruba and Curacao in the Caribbean. “ I am extremely proud that the Illinois Gaming Board recognizes the value of our Alabama-based Wind Creek Hospitality brand.

Poarch Band of Creek Indians Chairwoman and CEO, Stephanie A. These include coveted AAA Four Diamond ratings being awarded to several of its hotel and casino resorts. Its existing gaming businesses have garnered accolades both in the U.S. The Tribe currently owns three hotel and casino resorts in Alabama, one in Pennsylvania, and two in the Caribbean. Plans call for the new south suburban casino to open in 2023. Specifically, the Gaming Board’s ruling found Wind Creek’s plan “preliminarily suitable” for the much sought after south suburban casino license. Alabama’s Poarch Creek Indians One Step Closer to Opening Casino Resort in IllinoisĪtmore, AL - The Poarch Band of Creek Indians and its tribal gaming business, Wind Creek Hospitality, today jointly announced that the Illinois Gaming Board has approved Wind Creek Hospitality’s bid to build a hotel and casino in Chicago.

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