Full House Resorts Announces FireKeepers Casino to Open in Early August 2009
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Full House Resorts (NYSE Amex US: FLL) announced today in conjunction with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi that FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan will open its doors in early August 2009.
"We are thrilled to be within sight of the finish line and able to put a more specific timeframe on the opening," said Andre Hilliou, Chief Executive Officer of Full House. "The casino remains on schedule, on budget and we look forward to the opening of this gleaming new facility in a few short months."
FireKeepers Casino is located at Exit 104 directly off Interstate 94 in Battle Creek, Michigan. FireKeepers will have a 107,000 square foot gaming floor with 2,680 slot machines, 78 table games, 12 poker tables and a bingo hall. In addition, the property will feature five restaurants - including a 70-seat fine dining signature restaurant - a 300-seat buffet and 150-seat 24-hour coffee shop, as well as an enclosed 2,078-space parking garage attached to the casino.
Full House Resorts, through its joint venture Gaming Entertainment (Michigan) LLC ("GEM"), is the manager for the casino and is supervising construction and development for the Tribe. GEM will manage the operations of the casino and develop marketing and business plans for the FireKeepers Development Authority, the agency of the Tribe which owns the casino.
Guests who want to get an early start on the action can visit www.FireKeepersCasino.com and sign up for FireKeepers' Red Hot Rewards Club (must be 21 years or older). Members can immediately start earning points through the free online games available on the site, purchase FireKeepers merchandise and preview the various offerings that will be available at the facility.
About Full House Resorts, Inc.
Full House owns, develops and manages gaming facilities. Full House owns the Stockman's Casino in Fallon, Nevada which has 8,400 square feet of gaming space with approximately 260 gaming machines, four table games and a keno game. The casino has a bar, a fine dining restaurant and a coffee shop. Full House also receives a guaranteed fee from the operation of Harrington Raceway and Casino at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware. Harrington Raceway and Casino has a total of approximately 2,100 gaming devices, a buffet, gourmet steakhouse, other food and beverage outlets and an entertainment lounge. Full House also has a management agreement with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians for the development and management of a first-class casino/resort with 2,680 gaming devices, 78 table games and 12 poker tables in the Battle Creek, Michigan area, which is currently under construction and scheduled to open this summer. In addition, Full House has been working with the Northern Cheyenne Nation of Montana for the development and management of a gaming facility on tribal land. Further information about Full House Resorts can be viewed on its web site at www.fullhouseresorts.com.
Forward-looking Statements
Some of the statements made in this release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon Full House's current expectations and projections about future events and generally relate to Full House's plans, objectives and expectations for Full House's business. Although Full House's management believes that the plans and objectives expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the outcome of such plans, objectives and expectations involve risks and uncertainties including without limitation, regulatory approvals, financing sources and terms, integration of acquisitions, competition and business conditions in the gaming industry. Additional information concerning potential factors that could affect Full House's financial condition and results of operations is included in the reports Full House files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its Form 10-KSB for the most recently ended fiscal year.
For the foregoing reasons, readers and investors are cautioned that there also can be no assurance that the outcomes expressed in Full House's forward-looking statements included in this release and otherwise will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in such forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation or warranty by Full House or any other person that Full House's objectives and plans will be achieved in any specified time frame, if at all. Full House does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements or to announce revisions to any forward-looking statements.
Source: Full House Resorts
Released May 26, 2009