Potawatomi casino is now managed by tribe...
"POTAWATOMI RESERVATION | The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s Kansas casino “reopened” in ceremonies Sunday.
The reservation casino north of Topeka opened in 1996 and from 1998 until Sunday had been managed by Harrah’s Entertainment Inc., whose second five-year management contract with the tribe was due to expire in early 2008.
Now the tribe assumes all management responsibility.
“We have come a long way since opening this casino,” said tribal chairwoman Tracy Stanhoff. “Today we say farewell to the past and begin a new and exciting journey, yet another important step along our Nation’s continued path to toward economic self-sufficiency.”
Stanhoff said the tribal council already is discussing adding retail shops and might also move its nearby but recently closed bingo parlor inside the main facility.
Meanwhile, a novel player promotion at Prairie Band starting this week is a giveaway game that Missouri players can only dream about.
Stanhoff said the casino’s “Superstrike Mystery Jackpot” will hand out an estimated $140,000 through Sept. 4 to scores of lucky players.
Any electronic game player using a casino player’s club card is eligible to win random jackpots several times daily from $25 to $500. Several players are expected to claim progressive jackpots that will start at $5,000 and are “guaranteed” to pay off before the total builds to $15,000, and then start over.
Progressive jackpots are standard casino fare and grow through electronic earmarking of a penny, more or less, from every spin of every eligible game. The Prairie Band game is different because it operates independent of the slot machine.
A player could lose a spin on the slot machine but simultaneously win the house’s promotional side jackpot."
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