Visitors to the Four Winds Casino in South Bend have their first table games since opening the facility with exclusively electronic gaming opportunities as the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians announce that their recently constructed Poker Room at Four Winds South Bend is now open to the public, following a soft opening over the Labor Day weekend.
The poker room, which features live dealers, has a total of 10 tables. Games include $1 – $2 No-Limit Hold’em, $2 – $5 No Limit Hold’em, $3 – $6 Limit Hold’em and $1 – $2 Pot Limit Omaha.
When the announcement was made in July, Chief Operating Officer Frank Freedman said guests have routinely asked for live poker tables. In making today’s announcement, Freedman says, “Now that it’s ready, it’s surpassed our expectations. For fans of the game, the addition of the Poker Room offers something for everyone.”
According to Freedman, poker table games with live dealers fall under the same Class II gaming classification currently offered at Four Winds South Bend.
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ sovereignty was reaffirmed under legislation signed into law by President Clinton in September of 1994. The Band is dedicated to providing community development initiatives such as housing, education, family services, medical care and cultural preservation for its approximately 5,000 citizens.
The Pokagon Band’s ten-county service area includes four counties in Southwestern Michigan and six in Northern Indiana. Its main administrative offices are located in Dowagiac, with a satellite office in South Bend. In 2007, it opened Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, followed by Four Winds Hartford in 2011 and Four Winds Dowagiac in 2013. More information is available at www.pokagonband-nsn.gov.
Four Winds New Buffalo is located at 11111 Wilson Road in New Buffalo, Four Winds Hartford is located at 68600 Red Arrow Highway in Hartford, Four Winds Dowagiac is located at 58700 M-51 South in Dowagiac, and Four Winds South Bend is located at 3000 Prairie Road in South Bend. All are owned by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.
Four Winds New Buffalo offers nearly 125,000 square feet of gaming with more than 2,500 slot machines, 50 table games, five restaurants, entertainment bars, retail venues, a pool, and a 415-room hotel, making it the premier gaming resort in the Midwest. Four Winds Hartford features more than 500 slot machines, eight table games, a 74-seat restaurant, and a 15-seat bar. Four Winds Dowagiac features 400 slot machines, seven table games and one restaurant. Four Winds South Bend has over 56,000 square feet of gaming space, 1,600 games, four restaurants, three bars, a players lounge, a coffee shop, and a retail outlet.
