With a snip of the shears, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska opened a major new Vegas-style facility, gambling that the new amenities will bring an increase in wagering.Unlike casinos based in Nebraska, Prairie Flower Casino’s sportsbook can take wagers on Nebraska sports teams when they play at home, according to the casino’s news release.”What we have before us is 600 state-of-the-art gaming machines, electronic table games. We went from a humble prairie pub to two beautiful restaurants,” casino manager Ernie Dellaverson said.Representatives of Carter Lake were honored with Native blankets.”We hope you can experience elements of our culture from the artwork integrated in the construction pieces to the prairie grass along the walls,” Ponca Chairperson Candace Schmidt said. The 600 machines already installed will soon have company with the addition of live table games and live sports wagering.The casino has paid over $4.5 million to the city of Carter Lake to help fund public safety.The tribe bets the new amenities will ring in more profits in the years ahead.
With a snip of the shears, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska opened a major new Vegas-style facility, gambling that the new amenities will bring an increase in wagering.
Unlike casinos based in Nebraska, Prairie Flower Casino’s sportsbook can take wagers on Nebraska sports teams when they play at home, according to the casino’s news release.
“What we have before us is 600 state-of-the-art gaming machines, electronic table games. We went from a humble prairie pub to two beautiful restaurants,” casino manager Ernie Dellaverson said.
Representatives of Carter Lake were honored with Native blankets.
“We hope you can experience elements of our culture from the artwork integrated in the construction pieces to the prairie grass along the walls,” Ponca Chairperson Candace Schmidt said.
The 600 machines already installed will soon have company with the addition of live table games and live sports wagering.
The casino has paid over $4.5 million to the city of Carter Lake to help fund public safety.
The tribe bets the new amenities will ring in more profits in the years ahead.
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