Openings and Closings
Peoria Tribe sees sizable crowd on opening day


The Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma opened the doors to its new casino on Wednesday afternoon.

A large crowd awaited the opening, said Chief John Froman. Customers said they had to wait to get into the building.

The 54,000-square-foot facility has more than 700 electronic games and an events center.

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New casino rings up opening day (The Joplin Globe 10/28)
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