NEWKIRK - The new First Council Casino will open this week
at 5pm on February 29th. It is located on the northern side of
Newkirk, Oklahoma, and two miles south of Arkansas City, Kansas.
This $60 million casino is owned and operated by the
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma, who also own the Seven Clans Paradise Casino
near Ponca City.
FIRST COUNCIL CASINO
900 slot machines
Poker room - 8 tables
Blackjack - 8 atables
Restaurants - four-star buffet restaurant and food
concession area
Future plans - resort-style hotel and spa
The Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise reports:
"The exterior
of the property features a five -story, Vegas-style digital sign. Guarding the
territory on the hill behind the casino stands a steel silhouette sculpture of a
tribal hunting party on horseback, hunting buffalo across the prairie."
"New York-based Kuhlmann Design Group, known for bringing
natural elements into large public spaces, designed the interior. First Council
Casino boasts natural native grass arrangements in the dining room, a silhouette
leaf-motif in lighting, textiles and signage, and a warm palette accented with
turquoise and copper. The carpets are plush, and the bar is two-inch thick
granite."
General Manager Jim Stuart says, "First Council casino will
offer spacious room for gaming play and beautiful dining and bar areas. Nothing
was overlooked in the design and function of the casino. The player will enjoy
superior service, top quality food venues and a lively bar and entertainment
area. Our players will be first at First Council Casino. The interior design of
our Casino in unlike any found in North Central Oklahoma and rivals many of the
finest casinos in the country."
"Less than an hour drive from Wichita, Kansas, First
Council Casino offers first-class excitement for a discriminating adult crowd
that loves to have a great time, any time," says Ken Norman, Oteo-Missoura
Development Authority.
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