Yesterday, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Indigo Sky Casino expansion project, which will see around $34 million spent on upgrades to the facility. Around 30 individuals were in attendance.
In May, the tribe announced their plans for the project, with an expansion of the facility to include 128 new hotel rooms, a larger dining room and kitchen area plus a ballroom that will double as an event center.
Glenna Wallace is the Eastern Shawnee Chief who commented on the groundbreaking ceremony by stating the day is one of those top 10 days. Wallace was in tears describing how the tribe has come so far and proud to be a group that does the work themselves. According to miamiok.com, Wallace stated that 50% of the profits from the casin…