Saracen Casino Resort owner The Quapaw Nation Monday announced that its $250 million hotel and event center will open in the Fall of 2025. The investment adds 400,000 square feet, including a 320-room hotel and a 1,600 seat event center, to the existing casino building.
This brings the Quapaw Nation’s total investment in Arkansas to over half a billion dollars.
“We love Arkansas, it is an important part of our ancestral homeland,” said Quapaw Nation Business Committee Chair Wena Supernaw in a statement. “For the Quapaw Nation to return with something so big and visible is a source of great pride.”
Saracen opened in October 2020 and features 1,700 slot machines, 40 table games, the BetSaracen sportsbook and Arkansas’ only poker room. Saracen also features the Red Oak Steakhouse.
“Saracen’s positive results since opening over four years ago have put us in a position to build this hotel and event center that will set a new standard in the region,” said Saracen General Manager Matt Harkness. “This next phase is happening due to the hard work of the Saracen employees, and the guidance of the Quapaw Nation’s leadership.”
“This second phase provides continued diversification of our offerings thereby improving the financial strength of our operations” said Saracen Chief Financial Officer Jim Burns.
