The Gila River Indian Community is hoping to attract a younger crowd to its new $200 million casino. The Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino is set to open by October 31. The facility features a 242-room hotel, a 100,000-square-foot casino, a ballroom, meeting rooms, a fitness center, a business center, eight restaurants, five lounges and a nightclub. "We're trying to go after the younger, leisure travel demographic," marketing director Arlene Alleman told The East Valley Tribune. The tribe expects to employ about 800 people at the casino. Get the Story:
Big hotel and casino project rising fast (The East Valley Tribune 8/19)