Seneca Tribe Adding Additional Slots To Temporary Casino in Buffalo

The Seneca Indians have big plans for a permanent casino in Buffalo. They are engaged in a legal battle over the facility. Now they have decided to expand their temporary casino.

The tribe currently has a casino that is 6,000 square feet. The expansion will bring the total square feet to just under 10,000. 135 slot machines are in use at the casino. That number will grow to 244 after 109 are added.

The expansion will almost double the size of the current expansion, and it could signal a long legal battle over the permanent casino. The cost for the expansion of the temporary casino is just over $3 million.

The permanent facility's blueprints are being finalized. The proposed cost of the new facility is over $300 million. A hotel will be built, and various other amenities will also be included to make the permanent casino top class. The project is expected to be completed and opened in 2010.

The temporary casino has been open for six months. In its annual report to the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission that was filed today, the tribe revealed plans of the expansion for the temporary site.

December 31, 2007
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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