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The Ojibwa Casino in Marquette celebrated the ground breaking of their $33.5 million expansion project for their gaming hall.
Ojibwa Casinos General Manager Don Wren was among those at the ceremony.
“We have a lot of people that are away from here, that are destination bound for this area and we want to be able to provide them with something other than just a casino,” said Don Wren, General Manager of Ojibwa Casinos, “and if you look at the building behind me right now it’s a gaming hall and what we’re about to do is turn this into a multi–functional facility.”
The upgrades include doubling the casino space, adding a 75 to 80 room hotel, restaurants and what Wren says will be a state of the art entertainment arena.
Wren said, “We’re giving them a place to come and stay, we’re giving them a place to for conventions, we’re giving them a place for entertainment and we’re putting in a spectacular casino.”
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community President Warren “Chris” Swartz Jr. says this is a very important step of a long-term project.
Swartz said “I am most excited to see that we are finally moving forward with the new casino and construction phase is almost here and we’re moving forward and it’s going to happen.”
The expansion should be completed in 2018.
Another groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for the Ojibwa Casino Baraga Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 10:00am.
That casino will undergo a $6.5 million renovation.
