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SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN -- Four Winds Casinos is planning to reopen June 15.

The four Four Winds Casinos in Indiana and Michigan will be reopening Monday. Strict guidelines, including masks, will be required. Indiana's state regulated casinos will also be opening Monday. Four Winds Casino South Bend will have 1,800 games, including progressive machines linked to a 16-state Native American progressive gaming network. The entertainment complex will employ.

The Pokagon Gaming Authority announced Monday, June 1, it was reopening the four casino locations in Michigan and Indiana.

The Four Winds Casinos Operations Team has been working closely with the Pokagon Gaming Authority, the Pokagon Gaming Commission and the Pokagon Health Task Force to develop a reopening plan, the casino said in a press release.

• All four Four Winds Casinos properties are set to reopen one week from today, June 15th. There will be no smoking indoors, no valet services in the parking lot, and no more than four people at a.
• SOUTH BEND, Ind. It’s reopening day for Four Winds casinos after months of being closed due to COVID-19 and people are ecstatic to be able to back inside and gambling again. In fact, they even.
• Four Winds Casino in South Bend, which is not subject to state gaming regulations since it’s located on sovereign land of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, also remains closed “until further notice,” even as tribal casinos in Idaho and Washington reopened this week and a tribal casino in Michigan’s upper peninsula is scheduled to reopen next Saturday.

The June 15 reopening plan is contingent on approval from the Pokagon Gaming Commission at its meeting June 8 and notification to the National Indian Gaming Commission, according to the casino.

“We’ve been closely monitoring the data related to the spread of COVID-19, consulting with medical experts, and evaluating the potential impact the virus could have on our community and employees, said Matthew Wesaw, Tribal Council Chairman and CEO of Pokagon Gaming Authority.

Despite being a sovereign nation, the leaders considered recommendations from the federal government, Centers for Disease Control and governors of both Michigan and Indiana, Wesaw said.

“It is possible that this date could change due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, but we will continue to monitor the situation as we work towards this reopening goal,” Wesaw said.

Four Winds Casinos has Michigan locations in New Buffalo, Dowagiac and Hartford as well as South Bend, Indiana.

The Pokagon Gaming Authority closed all those casinos March 17 “for the safety and well-being of the employees,' according to the casino. Nearly 1,500 employees of Four Winds Casinos were later placed on a temporary furlough.

FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek reopened Monday, June 1. Other area businesses are also slowing reopening under loosened government restrictions.

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The casinos began recalling employees previously on furlough during the closure, said Frank Freedman, CEO of Four Winds Casinos.

“We look forward to sharing the details of our reopening plan once they are approved so our guests know what to expect and have an enjoyable entertainment experience when visiting one of our Four Winds Casino locations once we reopen,” Freedman said.

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