“But we’ve been fortunate to have the manpower and the strategy in place to be nimble and make changes as we’ve been going.”įreedman said he expects the hotel to generate 300 to 400 jobs once it’s complete.įour Winds Casino is a financial supporter of WVPE.Ĭontact Gemma at follow her on Twitter at you appreciate this kind of journalism on your local NPR station, please support it by donating here. Most certainly, it’s a concern,” Freedman said. “To say it’s not a concern would be inaccurate. “So as we watch that piece of business, we may want to reassess and add in more table games.”įreedman said COVID-related supply chain issues and labor shortages haven’t affected the casino’s construction projects – he said the hotel is still on track to open in the first quarter of 2023. In 2007, it opened Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Mich., followed by Four Winds Hartford in 2011, Four Winds Dowagiac in 2013 and Four Winds South Bend in January 2018. “We recently became a Class III operation and we added table games,” he said. Freedman said that expansion will include around 6,000 more slot machines and 12 to 15 more table games – but those are “moving targets.” The facility is expected to be completed in 2023.įor guests that do gamble, though, the casino is also expanding its gaming floor – an extra 40,000 square feet is expected to open next fall. Credit Gemma DiCarlo/WVPE The view of downtown South Bend from the top floor of Four Winds' 23-story hotel tower.
