SULLIVAN — Crews from Syracuse–based Hayner Hoyt Corporation have begun work on a project to expand the Oneida Indian Nation’s Point Place Casino. The work represents the first expansion of the young casino, which is located in the Bridgeport area of the town of Sullivan in Madison County. The Oneida Nation expects construction crews will […]
SULLIVAN — Crews from Syracuse–based Hayner Hoyt Corporation have begun work on a project to expand the Oneida Indian Nation’s Point Place Casino.
The work represents the first expansion of the young casino, which is located in the Bridgeport area of the town of Sullivan in Madison County.
The Oneida Nation expects construction crews will finish their work by late spring of next year.
The casino which opened just a year-and-a-half ago, has been “exceeding expectations for guest demand,” the Nation said in an Oct. 24 news release.
“We are grateful to our guests and employees who have made Point Place Casino such a success, and we are excited to provide an even better experience moving forward,” Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation representative and Nation Enterprises CEO, contended.
The new addition at Point Place Casino will include an expanded gaming floor with nearly 100 additional slot machines, increasing the total to more than 600 slots. It will also include a new dealer school for training table games dealers, as well as additional administrative offices.
The new expansion adds to Point Place Casino’s existing amenities, including slots, table games, two restaurants (Burgers of Madison County and Wicked Good Pizza), two bars (the Fireside Lounge and Paddle Bar), and Opal’s Confectionary, the chocolatier and bakery that originated at Turning Stone.
The expansion project cost is $6 million, which includes the addition of the already completed Lounge with Caesars Sports at Point Place Casino, Joel Barkin, VP of communications for the Oneida Indian Nation, tells CNYBJ in an email.
The Oneida Indian Nation on Aug. 1 announced it had opened The Lounge with Caesars Sports, a sportsbook that offers sports betting with a bar and dining, at Point Place Casino.
CNYBJ inquired about gross gaming revenue and visitors to Point Place Casino so far in 2019, but the Oneida Indian Nation doesn’t disclose those figures as they pertain to its individual casinos, according to Barkin.
As with all major Oneida Nation projects, the expansion of Point Place Casino will follow a project labor agreement with Central New York trade unions, the Nation says.
“We have worked side by side with the Oneida Indian Nation on all major development projects, including building Point Place Casino, and are honored to be working on this expansion,” Greg Lancette, president of the Central-Northern New York Building Trades Council, said in the Oneida Nation release. “As one of the largest contributors to the economic development of our area, these types of investments made by the Oneida Indian Nation are not only good for guests, but also provide critical jobs for our local trades members.”