It truly is been more than a year considering the fact that the Historic Missouri River flooding forced Casino Omaha to near near Onawa. But now it truly is set for the comeback. The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska has an ambitious prepare to deliver the casino back greater and far better although also giving it a new name. The casino’s interior was severely damaged final June plus the casino’s CEO, William Walsh, says there is an abundance of do the job to become performed in advance of it is set to open. “We had fairly a tad of water in here and there was mold of course and all that had to be taken out. So the casino must be fully stripped. Almost everything gone.”

Now, in excess of a year later on, it is staying wholly refurbished for that all-new Blackbird Bend Casino. To start with, the casino will open inside a short-term area within the Casino Omaha making this December – a little something the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska is seriously wanting forward to. Walsh says, “I imagine it’ll bring some revenue for that tribe. It’ll place tribal members and others to perform.”

The temporary casino will make use of about forty people, but after the final casino is completed late following year it’ll utilize above one hundred and fifty. That has Arlena stabler, who is staying rehired as Blackbird Bend’s head of protection, willing to get back to do the job. “It’s pretty thrilling. I’ve been here given that it closed. Seeing the water come up, seeing the water go down…I am just really happy for the tribe.”

We also asked Walsh about whether or not he anticipated a downtown Sioux City casino to have any effect on Blackbird Bend. He stated that his casino includes a potent community impact and excitement and he won’t expect the probable Sioux City casino to negatively affect their small business.