It’s been one month since the Grand Island Casino opened up, and it’s already making quite the impression on the community.
In just five day of business in December, it contributed over $97,000 to the state with more than $12,000 of that heading to the city and county.
Casino officials said they’re looking forward to horse racing season will bring, that starts Feb. 10, but they also admitted they weren’t surprised by the early crowd.
“I’m very happy with the people that are coming from different areas,” said Vince Fiala, General Manager of Grand Island Casino Resort. “I mean it’s not just Grand Island and the Tri-Cities were having people that came from Oklahoma.”
