In 2021 the Michigan Gaming Control Board gave approval to the Pokagon to begin online and sports betting in all three Four Winds casino locations. The Four Winds Casinos loyalty program, the W Club, is in use at this property. The 130,000-square-foot (12,000 m 2) gaming floor features over 3,000 slot machines and over 60 table games featuring games such as blackjack, craps, poker, and roulette. It expanded in 2011 due to its success, adding 250 hotel rooms and a multi-purpose facility.
The original project was designed by Urban Design Group and cost approximately US$180,000,000 (equivalent to $254,039,480 in 2022). History įour Winds New Buffalo was first planned in May 1996. In March 2015, USA Today named it one of the ten best casinos located outside of Las Vegas.
Īrchitecturally the casino's rotunda is built in the style of the Potawatomi people's traditional lodges. It is the primary property of Four Winds Casinos, which are all owned and operated by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Stained glass entryway of Four Winds New Buffalo in March 2008Ĥ1☄6′12″N 86☄3′24″W / 41.77006°N 86.72340°W / 41.77006 -86.72340įour Winds New Buffalo is a casino, hotel and entertainment venue located in New Buffalo Township, Michigan, near New Buffalo, which opened on August 2, 2007.
