MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Construction of a $27 million, 40,000-square-foot casino and hotel in Evaro is scheduled to begin next year.
The Missoulian reports (http://bit.ly/1t3y1eE ) the new casino will replace the 7-year-old Gray Wolf Peak Casino and will include 70 hotel rooms. The casino itself will contain more than triple the 118 gambling machines now in use, and a new restaurant and lounge, spa amenities, an RV park, a convenience store and a bank branch are also part of the plans.
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes say the facility will create more than 140 new jobs.
CSKT spokesman Rob McDonald says the current casino was always intended to be a temporary structure.
A $4.6 million renovation of the KwaTaqNuk Resort in Polson is also planned for next year.
