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Construction begins on Cherokee Casino's hotel

More than 600 tons of steel are in the process of being delivered to West Siloam Springs Oklahoma, and it's all going to be used in the construction of the new Cherokee Casino Hotel.

The seven story, 140 room hotel, will be the final piece to their $125 million dollar facility. "It just strengthens our location as a tourism destination and when people stay two, three, four days or more, everyone benefits," said Wayne Mays, President of the Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce.

The hotel is expected to create an additional 60 jobs. "We need all the jobs we can get right now, there are a lot of people unemployed," said local resident Terry Thrapp.

Cherokee Casino opens in West Siloam Springs

Mark Smith somehow managed to get a foot inside the door of the new Cherokee Casino here before staff officially opened the 200, 000-plus-square-foot gaming area for business Monday. The look of awe that spread across Smith's face was similar to that of the fictional character Charlie when he wandered into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory in the popular 1971 film.

Instead of finding Oompa-Loompas parading around a fantasyland of Everlasting Gobstoppers and chocolate rivers, Smith stepped into a world of flashing lights, sirens and one-armed bandits that seemed to stretch as far as he could see.

"Oh my God," said Smith, a 55-year-old Tontitown resident. "The old place sure was a far cry from this. I feel like I'm not even in the same world anymore."

Cherokee Nation reveals plans for new hotel, casino

Cherokee Nation Enterprises announced Monday it will build an eight-story hotel along with the 200, 000-square-foot casino that's currently under construction.

The 140-room hotel and the new casino will cost about $ 108 million and create more than 500 new jobs, which will more than double the number of employees currently working for the casino in West Siloam Springs.

David Stewart, chief executive officer of Cherokee Nation Enterprises, made the announcement on the gaming floor between the bar and the cafe in the current 50, 000-square-foot casino.

"The expansion of this magnitude will create economic developments across the area," Stewart said. Adding a 120, 000-square-foot hotel to the project was possible because of the "springboard of success of our Tulsa facility."

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