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Cherokee Casino Grove celebrates official grand opening
Oaklawn and Southland are the reason we don't have any other casinos. Oklahoma ranked third in the percentage gain of nongambling revenue, behind Wisconsin and South Dakota, which both had significantly less revenue in the category. The new casino includes electronic games along with table games and a poker room. Revenue at Indian casinos also outpaced the commercial casino sector in , which saw a 2 percent drop for the year. Pam Thurman of Grove, Okla. Print Headline: Cherokee Nation opens 10th casino across state line. State law allows gambling on electronic devices at the racetracks that are similar to devices offered at out-of-state casinos. The facility includes a nine-story building which houses the hotel and a convention center. Cherokee Nation Entertainment, the wholly owned gambling, hospitality, retail and tourism arm of the Cherokee Nation, bought the land in and broke ground for the project about eight months ago. There are other American Indian-owned casinos and casino hotels in the vicinity of the new Cherokee casino. In West Siloam Springs, Okla. According to backers of the measure, Cherokee Nation Entertainment would have been involved in the proposed casino, hotel and entertainment complex in Washington County. The state's preliminary unemployment rate for November was 4. The venture brings new jobs. Oklahoma's American Indian-owned casinos saw twice the revenue growth in as the tribal industry average and saw nongambling revenue increase at an even stronger pace, according to Casino City's Indian Gaming Industry Report, the most recent, detailed data available. Cherokee Nation opens 10th casino across state line by John Magsam January 22, at a. And Oklahoma continues to suck the money out of Arkansas because we're too damn dumb to legalize casino gambling, and no, Oaklawn and Southland Dog park don't count. They will through as much money as needed to keep other casinos out. According to the census, Delaware County has a population of a little more than 41, The U. Players circulate the game fl oor at the Cherokee Casino in Grove, Okla. That's up about 4 percent from November The county's preliminary unemployment rate stands at 4. Grove is in the northeast corner of Oklahoma's Delaware County, which shares its eastern border with Missouri and Arkansas. The largest casino hotel in the area is Downstream Casino, located in the northeast corner of the state and operated by the Quapaw Tribe. Department of Labor reported the county has a labor force of 18, in November, according to preliminary data. It employs Phase one of the three-phase project is expected to take five years to complete. December unemployment rates have not been released. Last year there was a ballot initiative for a proposed constitutional amendment allowing three casinos in southwest and Northwest Arkansas. Archived Comments And Oklahoma continues to suck the money out of Arkansas because we're too damn dumb to legalize casino gambling, and no, Oaklawn and Southland Dog park don't count.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Work has not begun on the casino-hotel portion of the project. Arkansas has no tribal-owned gambling, but betting is allowed on greyhound races at Southland Park in West Memphis and Thoroughbred horse races at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs. In an October ruling, the Arkansas Supreme Court rejected the proposed amendment, saying the ballot title was insufficient because it didn't inform voters that federal law prohibits Arkansas and other states from authorizing sports gambling. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}The Cherokee Nation just opened its 10th casino in Grove, Okla. Shawn Slaton, chief executive officer of Cherokee Nation Businesses, the parent company of Cherokee Nation Entertainment, said there had been an interest in opening a casino in Grove for years, noting the operation is a good fit for a lakeside community with a wide variety of leisure activities.