Building will start soon around the Saganing Eagles Landing Casino in Standish because the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe announced plans to expand the facility.
Hotel accommodations, dining solutions, a lot more slot machines and table games such as roulette, black jack and craps all will be added to the casino at 2690 Worth Road in Standish.
Saganing 1st opened its doors on New Year’s Eve 2007 with more than 800 slot machines and electronic tables. In the initial two years, the casino brought in greater than $120 million in net proceeds. Every year, based on the Tribe’s agreement together with the state of Michigan, it should give out 2 percent of its net slot proceeds.
Grants are given out twice yearly to organizations, schools and municipalities in Arenac County.
“The time has come to produce the alterations vital to make sure we have continued development and development inside the Saganing area,” Arenac County District 11 Tribal Council Member Ron Nelson mentioned within a release.
A release in the tribe said building is anticipated to begin in April or May perhaps, and wrap up within the spring of 2014.
Integrated inside the addition might be about 150 hotel rooms as well as a diner equivalent for the Legends Diner in the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant.
In all, the expansion is anticipated to make 251 full and part-time jobs, the tribe said in a release.
Saganing Eagles Landing is situated about 30 miles north of Bay City and about six miles from Interstate 75 in Arenac County.