However, Wind Creek is reacting to challenges from Alabama’s state legislature, where ongoing debates to overturn the rule frequently appear. At this time, the sale is the largest single-asset casino property sale outside of Las Vegas or Atlantic City.Īccording to The Morning Call, in Wind Creek’s home state of Alabama it remains illegal to build or operate casinos on nontribal land. The sale is subject to regulatory review and final closing of the site, and is expected to take nine to 12 months to complete. The 159,000-square-foot casino is set to be the largest in Wind Creek’s portfolio, and is located in an adaptive-reuse development of the Bethlehem Steel refinery.
Wind Creek Hospitality, a privately held affiliate of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama, reached a definitive deal with Las Vegas Sands Corporation to acquire the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pa., for $1.3 billion.
