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Jun '11 | Gun Lake Casino to Give Away $550,000 in Cash, Trucks & Toys this July
Gun Lake Casino executives announced today that they will give away $550,000 in cash trucks, and toys during a month-long promotion that runs each week in July, Monday through Thursday. Prizes include a 2011 Silverado LT truck, two 2011 Kawasaki Ultra 300x jet skis with trailer, 2011 Bennington 22’ pontoon boat with trailer, 2011 Four Winns 180 Horizon boat with trailer, along with $80,000 in ca...
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Apr '11 | Gun Lake Casino Announces First New Car Winner
Gun Lake Casino is excited to announce the first winner of the “$500,000 Car-A-Day Giveaway.” David of Allendale, Mich. won the first of 16 Chevrolet and GMC vehicles that will be given away during the month of April at Gun Lake Casino, which opened its doors to the public on Feb. 11, 2011.
“We had an excellent turnout for this promotion and we are very pleased to see that it was we...
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Apr '11 | Gun Lake Casino Announces New General Manager
Richard St. Jean, president of Native American gaming, announced today that Rob McDermott has been named general manager and vice president of Gun Lake Casino.
McDermott has held several executive positions within Station Casinos, the Gun Lake Tribe’s management partner for Gun Lake Casino. McDermott most recently served as the general manager of Aliante Station Casino + Hotel, Stati...
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Mar '11 | Gun Lake Casino to Give Away $500,000 in Cash and Cars in April
Gun Lake Casino executives announced today that they will give away $500,000 in cash and cars during the month of April in its “Car-A-Day” giveaway, a month-long promotion that runs each week in April, Monday through Thursday including a total of 16 Chevy and GMC vehicles, provided by local dealerships Cole-Krum Chevrolet and Cole Century, along with $80,000 in cash.
“The first mont...
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Mar '11 | Gun Lake Casino Hires 200 Additional Team Members to Accommodate High Business Levels
Gun Lake Casino opened on Feb. 10, 2011 to great anticipation and huge crowds. Just over a month later guest visitations are still very high and are exceeding expectations.
Today the Tribal Council and casino management announced the hiring of an additional 200 team
members to keep pace with the high volume of guest visits.
“We are very excited to have hired an additional 200 ...
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Feb '11 | Gun Lake Casino’s Jumbo Jackpot Hits Twice in 23 Hours
Gun Lake Casino executives are proud to announce that the Jumbo Jackpot hit for its second time ever in less than one day. The second Jumbo Jackpot hit for $21,704.33 early Sunday, Feb. 27 on the heels of the first jackpot win of $41,444.89 by Sylvia, a resident from Kalamazoo on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Marijke, a Hudsonville resident, hit the progressive Jumbo Jackpot for $21,704.33, along ...
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Feb '11 | Kalamazoo Resident Hits the New Gun Lake Casino’s First $41,444 Jumbo Jackpot
Just over two weeks after opening, Gun Lake Casino is proud to announce that Kalamazoo woman, Sylvia, hit Jumbo Jackpot, along with 281 other guests who won $25 in free slot play, just for playing with their Passport card when the progressive hit.
Jumbo Jackpot is a property-wide progressive that starts at $20,000 and must hit by $50,000. The progressive has been climbing since the Feb. ...
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Feb '11 | Gun Lake Casino Thanks Local Authorities for Successful and
Smooth Grand Opening Public Safety Effort
Months leading up to and through the doors opening to the public on Thursday, February
10, Gun Lake Casino management worked closely with local authorities on grand opening traffic and crowd mitigation, including the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department, Allegan County Emergency Management, Wayland Police, and Michigan Department of Transportation. These groups as well as others, including the M...
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Jul '10 | Tribe Obtains Financing to Complete Construction of Gun Lake Casino
Casino Project, Jobs Secure under $165 Million Loan
Bradley, Michigan - Today the Gun Lake Tribe (Tribe) announced it has finalized financing to
complete construction of the Gun Lake Casino (casino). The funds will enable construction activity to
reach full capacity. Jobs at the construction site have increased with hundreds more to be created upon
the casino's opening...
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Jan '10 | Gun Lake Casino in Wayland Township construction on track
Cooperative weather up until mid-December allowed work crews constructing the Gun Lake Casino in Wayland Township to get a bit ahead of schedule on the 83,000-square-foot facility.
The foundation has been laid and steel beams are being installed on the $157 million casino - less than half the size originally planned - off Exit 61 on U.S. 131, halfway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo on the...
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Oct '09 | Gun Lake Casino Construction Underway
Some 35 acres at the gun lake casino site in bradley are under construction with huge piles of dirt being moved, footings being built and filled with cement and a stormwater runoff system being installed.
five companies with 50 employees are the first jobs created by the casino. All together 30 companies will help with the construction. Work is going on from 7:30 a.M to 7:30 p.M. Six days ...
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Sep '09 | Ground broken on casino that Station will manage
A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Thursday on the American Indian casino in
Michigan that will be managed by Station Casinos.
The Las Vegas-based casino company and The Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians
broke ground on the $157 million Gun Lake Casino on the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians' reservation in Bradley, Mich., after years of lawsuits and
delays...
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Sep '09 | Ground breaking for new casino in Allegan County
A new project in Allegan county holds the promise of hope as ground is broken for a new casino.
After a nearly ten year fight, the Gun Lake Tribe is ready to bring a new casino to West Michigan.
The plan has been in the works since 1999. The tribe wanted to put the casino on a piece of land along 131, but first the land needed to go into trust, and that's not the o...
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Sep '09 | Owners break ground on Gun Lake Casino
A groundbreaking for the state's newest tribal casino took place this morning. It culminates a ten year old tribal dream stymied by legal challenges along the way.
The Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians held a ceremony for the $157 million Gun Lake Casino. The casino will measure about 83,000 square feet. That's about half the size originally planned. It's expected to take about a year to bu...
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Sep '09 | Gun Lake Tribe's Dream Finally Takes Shape
The gun lake tribe of the pottawatomi indians long-dreamed of gun lake casino is closer to reality, celebrated sept.17 By a ceremonial groundbreaking in bradley.
In the background, piles of rubble have already replaced all of the former ampro buildings but one, which will also be razed. The occasion was a chance for the tribe to thank those who supported them during the decade of legal challenges...
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Sep '09 | Tribe aims for full house
After what's been a longer-than-anticipated legal battle, the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians believe nothing except for maybe a "giant meteor," according to tribe vice chair Edmund Pigeon will stand in the way of its casino project planned for land adjacent to US-131 near Bradley.
The tribe says it will break ground Thursday, Sept. 17 for the Gun Lake Casino, a li...
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Sep '09 | Gun Lake Casino breaks ground Sept. 17
The Gun Lake Tribe has announced a groundbreaking date for its planned Gun Lake Casino in Wayland Town-ship.
After years of effort and legal battles, the tribe will construct an 83,000 square foot facility on a site off 129th Avenue, with a groundbreaking set for Thursday, Sept. 17.
Tribal officials decided to go ahead now with a smaller project, rather than waiting to secure f...
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Sep '09 | CasiNOW! Tribe breaks ground Sept. 17
Gun Lake Tribe officials recently broke the news about the groundbreaking. From left are MBPI, Inc. (tribal economic development corporation) Chief Executive Officer John Shagonaby, Tribal Spokesperson James Nye, Tribal Chairman D.K. Sprague, Tribal Vice-Chairman Ed Pigeon and Station Casinos Vice President of Native American Gaming Richard St. James.
For nearly a decade, the Gun lake ...
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Sep '09 | Tribe Announces Casino Ground Breaking Date and Phase I Details
Construction Ground Breaking Scheduled for September 17th at 10:00am
Today the Gun Lake Tribe (Tribe) announced a September 17 ground breaking
date for Phase I of the Gun Lake Casino. Phase I will be an 83,000 square foot facility, approximately
one-half the size of the initially planned project, that will cost $157 million.
"Given the current economic conditions, it...
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Sep '09 | Wayland casino to break
ground Sept. 17
The Gun Lake Tribe has announced a September 17 groundbreaking date
for Phase I of the Gun Lake Casino.
Phase I will be an 83,000 square-foot facility, approximately half the size of the initially planned project, which will cost
$157 million. It will be located on 129th Avenue off U.S. 131 in Wayland Township.
"Given the current economic conditions, it makes sense for us t...
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Jan '09 | In Land We Trust
Federal Action Restores Tribal Land for Gun Lake Tribe
Today the federal government placed 147 acres of land into trust for the benefit of
the Gun Lake Tribe to use for economic development purposes. The Tribe can now proceed with
construction of the Gun Lake Casino. Two recent significant federal court rulings preceded the trust
acquisition.
"Today we rejoice knowi...
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May '07 | Gun Lake Casino Logo
Released to Public
Today the Gun Lake Tribe released the official logo of the Gun Lake Casino,
its gaming and entertainment complex in Wayland Township. The logo was developed by the Tribe
and its management partner Station Casinos, Inc., with the help of a Native American artist.
"With the help of many great minds we were able to embody what this is all about; a Native-owned
casino that will help us r...
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