![]() “I think it’s going to be real good.”Ĭindy Johnson, president of the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce, agrees with that assessment. ![]() “I think a lot more restaurants, stores, public places, mom and pop shops are going to get a lot more business,” Rivera said. Rivera said he thinks the casino resort will attract attention to Grand Island and help other local businesses. Especially with the restaurant being right behind it. I think it’s going to bring in good traffic to the business. “I haven’t made a decision of how I truly feel about it. “I’m not for it, but I’m also not against it,” he said. When it opens in 2025 at Fonner Park, the casino resort will have 20 live tables, which include blackjack, craps and roulette, 650 slot machines, 116 hotel rooms and three restaurants - a sports bar, a family dining eatery and a rooftop restaurant called “Ruthie’s Steak and Seafood.”īut residents have mixed feelings about the resort, the first casino resort to be built in rural Nebraska.Īdam Rivera, a bar supervisor at Tommy Gunz Bistro, a restaurant directly behind Fonner Park off of South Locust street, said he is neutral about the casino, although he believes it will be good for business. ![]() Grand Island may be best known as the home of the Nebraska State Fair, but someday soon, the Grand Island Casino Resort may get more attention.
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