Omaha Tribe closes Iowa casino
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Associated Press - June 30, 2009 6:44 PM ET
ONAWA, Iowa (AP) - Executives and tribal officials have closed an Iowa casino run by the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, laying off about 185 workers.
Casino manager Jim Hunt told the Omaha World Herald that the decision to close CasinOmaha on Tuesday was made by the Omaha Tribal Council because of current business conditions.
Hunt said the tribe planned to renovate and reopen the casino as soon as possible.
The casino currently has 430 slot machines and eight table games. It has operated for the past 17 years on tribal land near Onawa, Iowa.
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