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Downstream Casino set to open

OKLAHOMA -- As reported by the Kansas City Star: "The Oklahoma-based Quapaw Tribe's $200 million Downstream Casino Resort is set to open July 5 on the Kansas state line about seven miles west of Joplin.

"A 12-story, 226-room hotel will be the tallest structure for miles around and is scheduled to open in the late fall.

"The first of 2,000 slot machines have arrived and are being installed. The casino won't have craps or roulette, but it will offer blackjack and other table games, mini-baccarat, a poker room and a race book.

"The complex will include four dining options as well as two 18-hole golf courses and a spa with an outdoor swimming pool. One very nice touch: The VIP players club will be on the hotel's top floor, with a sweeping view of the surrounding, albeit barren, landscape..."

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