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SALLISAW, OKLAHOMA - Cherokee Nation Enterprises will open a new Cherokee Casino in Sallisaw in the spring of 2005. The facility will be located just off Interstate 40 at the northwest corner of Highway 59 and I-40.The new casino is part of an overall plan CNE has to provide an entertainment venue in Sallisaw. CNE, a wholly owned corporation of the Cherokee Nation, has also purchased seven acres due west of the casino site for parking and the 33-room Southern Hearth Inn, also adjacent to the location.
“We are investing in Sallisaw,” said Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. “We want to provide jobs and growth in the community.”
The new Cherokee Casino in Sallisaw will house approximately 400 electronic games with room for additional card games once a tribal-state gaming compact is in place.
The new Cherokee Casino in Sallisaw will have roughly 20,000 square feet of gaming space and employ between 100 and 125 people.
“This is a way for CNE to further invest in Sequoyah County,” said David Stewart, President and CEO of CNE. “We have an excellent location, just off the interstate. The area is poised for economic development and we want to be part of the growing economy in Sallisaw.”
Cherokee Nation Enterprises operates Cherokee Casinos in Catoosa, West Siloam Springs, Roland and Fort Gibson, as well as Cherokee Outpost Convenience stores, Cherokee retail tobacco shops, the Cherokee Gift Shop, Cherokee Hills Golf Club in Catoosa and Cherokee Trails Golf Course in Tahlequah. Cherokee Nation Enterprises employs more than 1,100 people throughout northeastern Oklahoma.
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Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org
Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager |
Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org
Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation |