'The vision was to help our people and do something with economic development, and I believe we've reached some of those goals,' Tiger said.Ī new hotel tower dominates the plan, but the whole project is closely tied to water in the river, which isn't there right now. The new Margaritaville Casino is a major addition to the biggest money maker the Creek Nation has ever had.Ĭhief George Tiger said the tribe will take the new income from the project and put it into tribal services, especially healthcare. The River Spirit Casino is already big, but phase two will more than double the size of it.
The addition will have a second theater, another gambling floor and, for the first time there, hotel space: a 26-story tower with almost 500 rooms.
The Creek Nation says the expansion will create 800 new permanent jobs here. Top-notch casino resort with tasty cuisine and spacious rooms. The addition will bring the Jimmy Buffet brand of entertainment to Tulsa, scheduled to open in 2015. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation broke ground Tuesday on a $335 million expansion of the River Spirit Casino.
