Ground is broken for a new Osage Nation Casino and Hotel in north Tulsa.
A prayer in the Osage language is said during groundbreaking ceremonies on 36th Street North next to the existing casino. Byron Bighorse is CEO of Osage Casinos, and he says the project will help spur development in an area of North Tulsa seeking growth.
The new casino features 15-hundred state-of-the-art electronic gaming machines, a sports bar and restaurant, and full service brew pub. The hotel has 126 guest rooms. The project should be finished in 18 months.