State, Quapaws hope to win with casino
PEORIA — When the nation's newest casino opens today, customers will exit the highway in Missouri, then park in Kansas.
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About Downstream Casino
•Location: On the Oklahoma/Kansas/Missouri state line, seven miles from Joplin, Mo., and 17 miles from Miami, OK.
•Size: 70,000 square feet.
•Games: 2,000 slot machines.
•Cost: $301 million, which includes an adjoining 12-story hotel.
•Employees: 1,100, with 200 more planned when the hotel opens.
•Other amenities: Five restaurants and a sports bar in the casino, with two 18-hole golf courses across the highway (one is closed for remodeling).
•Construction time: 10 months, 26 days.
•Coming later: Set to open in November is a 12-story, 222-room hotel, featuring 15 luxury suites, a spa and conference center. The Quapaw Tribe also plans to build a second hotel tower and a state-of-the-art convention center.
•Projected economic impact: 2 million annual visits, $42 million in payroll and tips, $30 million in goods and services purchased locally.
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