{"id":34177,"date":"2018-01-26T08:30:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T08:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=34177"},"modified":"2018-01-25T10:55:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T10:55:53","slug":"an-innovative-ceremony-to-launch-casinos-multimillion-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/an-innovative-ceremony-to-launch-casinos-multimillion-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"An Innovative Ceremony to Launch Casino\u2019s Multimillion Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34179\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Angel-of-the-Winds-Casino2-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Angel-of-the-Winds-Casino2-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Angel-of-the-Winds-Casino2.jpg 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Angel of the Winds Casino, with Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians as its owner, will begin work on a massive 300,000-square-foot, $64 million addition to the property\u2019s north side. Tuesday morning saw an avant-garde ceremony with a crew dropping the official construction banner onto the building\u2019s side. It had a slogan reading \u201cA Change is in the Winds\u201d. The ceremony had a few hundred people in the audience. The dropping of the banner was followed by the workers handing out shovels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The casino\u2019s associate general manager, Jeff Wheatley, announced that they wouldn\u2019t be standing there without the support of their employees, the entire community, the vendors and the tribal employees. He requested all those who wanted to participate to pick up a shovel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the expansion, there will be room for nearly 300 additional slot machines, a two-hundred-seat buffet, sixteen extra table games as well as a steakhouse named \u2018Whiskey Prime\u2019. In addition to this, there would be a special concert venue with seating for up to 700 people. This place could also be used as a meeting ground. And there\u2019s more-a bowling alley with 12 lanes is also on the charts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Carie van Eyk, a tribal member, spoke about how she could have never imagined this kind of a casino developing thirty years ago, at a time when she was still a youthful worker at the tribal office. She added that the casino meant a great deal to the community. Eyk informed that the area used to be called \u2018Promised Land\u2019. The workers used to joke about how there was a little sadness and plenty of alcoholism associated with the place. But things had changed dramatically and the community was happier and healthier now, experiencing several good times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shawn Yanity, Tribal Chairman, informs that when they were looking at the gaming option for assisting the tribe, the idea wasn\u2019t received that well, both within the membership and the community. She says that a lot of work went into bridging that gap through all these years. Yanity explains that the casino, with its future expansion plans, would allow the tribe to stay economically healthy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The general manager of Angel of the Winds, Travis O\u2019 Neil, says that they looked at Las Vegas\u2019 Brooklyn Bowl which has an entertainment-centric venue, but with bowling as the main offering. He says that they want to create that cool energy and vibe for the casino as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Angel of the Winds Casino, with Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians as its owner, will begin work on a massive 300,000-square-foot, $64 million addition to the property\u2019s north side. Tuesday morning saw an avant-garde ceremony with a crew dropping the official construction banner onto the building\u2019s side. 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