The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of
Potawatomi Indians of Michigan, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, received the first delivery of slot machines for new its new casino.
The Gun Lake Casino will feature 1,450 slot machines. Tribal leaders gathered this morning to see the first machine wheeled in.
"This is an exciting and joyous day for us," said Tomie Williamson, the chairwoman of the tribal gaming commission, The Kalamazoo Gazette reported.
The casino will open in February 2011.
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