BATTLE CREEK, MICH. — Developer Full House Resorts is advancing construction on its FireKeepers Casino project located on Interstate 94 in Battle Creek. Clark Construction recently completed enclosure of the 236,000-square-foot building, which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2009. Upon completion, the casino will include 2,500 slot machines, 90 table games and 20 poker games. Additionally, FireKeepers will house five restaurants including a 70-seat fine dining signature restaurant, a 300-seat buffet and a 150-seat 24-hour coffee shop. An attached and enclosed 2,078-space parking garage is also being constructed at the site. Through Gaming Entertainment Michigan LLC, which is a joint venture with RAM Entertainment LLC, Full House Resorts will develop and manage the casino in exchange for a management fee of 26 percent of the net revenues as defined for a 7-year term from the date of opening. The estimated cost of completing the Las Vegas-style casino was not disclosed.
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