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The Shoshone-Bannock Tribe hopes to open its new gaming building by the end of the summer, bringing at least 150 new jobs to the area. Now known as the Fort Hall Casino and Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Event Center, the facility will be renamed the Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel after the new building opens.
This has been a long time coming, said Andrea Todd, marketing manager, adding that the casino will finally be worthy of the hotel. It reflects exactly what the tribal membership wanted.
First announced in October 2016 for a March 2018 opening, the new one-story building is being designed as a casino, while the existing casino was originally a bingo hall, Todd said. What that means is that the environment will be comfortable, spacious and the HVAC will be designed for a casino and to handle the type of traffic that will happen, she said. The building will eventually be joined...