Kings Club Casino

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Kings Club Casino
Kings Club Casino logo.png
Address 12140 West Lakeshore Drive
Brimley, Michigan 49715
Opening dateJuly 4, 1984 (1984-07-04)
Closing dateMarch 16, 2020 (2020-03-16)
Total gaming space7,500 square feet (700 m2)
Casino typeLand-based
Owner Bay Mills Indian Community
Coordinates 46°25′39″N84°39′53″W / 46.42740°N 84.66479°W / 46.42740; -84.66479
Website baymillscasinos.com

Kings Club Casino was a casino located in Brimley, Michigan, which opened in 1984. [1] It was the first Tribally owned casino in the United States. [2] [3] [4] It was owned and operated by the Bay Mills Indian Community. [2] [3] [5]

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History

Kings Club Casino was opened by the Bay Mills Indian Community on July 4, 1984. [1] It was the first gaming facility owned by a Native American tribe in the United States to include slots and blackjack games instead of just bingo. [1] [4] The casino closed as part of then nascent COVID-19 Pandemic on March 16, 2020. [6] It never reopened after that and the building is slated for demolition in Spring 2025 and redeveloped as a shopping center. [7]

Features

Kings Club Casino featured a 7,500 square feet (700 m2) gaming floor with over 250 slot machines [2] [ better source needed ] and a cafe. [3] [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bay Mills brings gaming to Vanderbilt". Sault Ste. Marie Evening News. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Casino". baymillscasinos.com. Bay Mills Indian Community. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kings Club Casino – Pure Michigan Travel". www.michigan.org. Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  4. 1 2 "Casinos: Native American Tribal Casinos – Information Plus(R) Reference Series Spring 2005". Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  5. 1 2 "Kings Club Casino". www.500nations.com. 500 Nations. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  6. ↑ "Northern Michigan Coronavirus Cancellations and Restrictions". www.9and10news.com. 9 & 10 News. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  7. ↑ "Bay Mills Indian Community unveils $5.5M plan to revamp former King's Club Casino site". www.upnorthlive.com. Up North Live 7 & 4. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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