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by: Gene Koprowski.
Gila River Casinos will next month open a $200 million, 10-story hotel and casino off
Interstate 10 just south of Ahwatukee near Phoenix, Ariz.

Nearly 1,000 construction workers are working 24/7 so the new Wild Horse Pass Hotel and
Casino can open its doors at 9 p.m. Oct. 30, Wild Horse Pass general manager John Straus
said.

Straus said he expects "plenty of business" at the new facility, which when completed
will have 1,002-slot machines and 71 table games. The new building will replace the
casino-hotel with the same name just a quick drive away. Both are on the Gila River
Indian Community, one exit south of Ahwatukee.

Casino revenues "are not down at all," Straus said. "We have not had that much of a
struggle."

The Wild Horse Pass area of the Gila River Community will also have the Sheraton Wild
Horse Pass Resort and Spa. That facility caters to convention and business travelers as
well as to families with young children.


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The new hotel will target customers seeking casino games and nightlife, offering nine
restaurants, five lounges, a nightclub with a disc jockey and a 1,400-seat entertainment
venue.

It also will have a private club, platinum; open only to big-spenders.
Straus said the hotel-casino to be popular with local gamers who want an adult getaway
as well as out of town visitors here for events like Cactus League baseball games.
"People are already starting to book rooms for spring training next year," Straus said.


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