Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma selects Caesars as partner for proposed casino

The tribe plans to build a casino resort between Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

US.- The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma has announced that it has selected Caesars Entertainment as its managing partner for a proposed casino. The tribe plans to build a Harrah’s branded casino resort between Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

Tribal chairman Perri Ahhaitty said: “Caesars Entertainment is the largest gaming company in North America. They have a strong track record of partnering with Native American Tribes — making them an easy choice to help us. With Caesars, our guests will have the ability to leverage the Caesars Rewards program, adding value and extending the reach for us in Oklahoma and beyond.

“This partnership will ensure that the Tribe has the economic resources to provide for the health, welfare and safety of our Tribal members for years to come as well as bring much-needed jobs to our Tribal members and the surrounding communities. We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with Caesars and the local community with the brand-new Harrah’s right here in Oklahoma.”

In Las Vegas, Caesars Entertainment has announced plans to renovate the Jubilee Tower at Horseshoe and integrate it into Paris Las Vegas with a new name. The Versailles Tower will feature a new exterior and interior.

The company will invest over $100m to transform the tower into a hotel with 756 redesigned guestrooms and a pedestrian bridge connecting it to the Paris Las Vegas resort. Caesars Entertainment offers more than 23,000 rooms in Las Vegas, and it says the renovated tower will showcase some of it the best across its nine resorts.

Sports betting bill fails to advance in Oklahoma Senate

Oklahoma’s House Bill 1027, introduced by state representative Ken Luttrell, failed to get out of a Senate committee before the deadline. It means it will be at least another year before sports betting has a chance of advancing in the state.

It was the second year in a row that Luttrell filed a bill to legalise sports betting. He said HB 1027 failed to advance because the Senate wanted more conversations between the tribes and the governor. The bill had been passed by the House in a 66-22 vote. It would have allowed in-person and retail sports betting to be conducted by tribes that already have gaming compacts with the state.