The Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Visitors will find the Mystic Lake casino hotel southwest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is the owner and operator for it, and, with 4 200 employees, it is the biggest employer in all of Scott County.
The History of Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
The owner operator of Mystic Lake casino hotel, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community or SMSC, is a sovereign Indian tribe that has been federally recognised. The SMSC and other tribes from the Minnesota area were the first in all of the United States of America to discuss, define and sign contracts between tribes and the state in terms of state government and gaming, and the Mystic Lake casino hotel opened its doors in 1992. The success of this venture has allowed the SMSC to fund various goals, including meeting many economic diversification targets and improving tribal services and infrastructure overall in the intervening years.
The SMSC kicked off a ten-year cooperative agreement with its Shakopee, Minnesota neighbours Canterbury Park in 2012, and this deal supports enlarged purses for live horse racing events and enables other joint marketing prospects between the two areas. The first complete racing season under this agreement took place in 2013, and saw Canterbury Park conclude its best season since 2006, with a purse distribution that doubled the amount of money paid out to racehorse owners in 2011.
The Attractions of Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
This casino hotel has 150 000 square feet dedicated to gambling entertainment, as well as hotel services which provide 600 rooms; an RV parking area with 122 spaces on offer; and a banquet and meeting area of 67 000 square feet for visitors to enjoy. In addition to these facilities there are seven different restaurants for hungry guests to make their selection from, as well as three bar/lounge areas and a coffee bar for those in search of liquid refreshment.
Mystic Lake casino hotel also has a venue able to seat 2 100 people called The Mystic Showroom, and this venue has hosted celebrities like Jay Leno; Glen Campbell; John Legend and Aretha Franklin in the past.
A championship golf course named The Meadows is located on the borders of the Mystic Lake casino hotel, and this course offers players 80n bunkers along with 13 holes.
Awards for Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
The Minneapolis/Saint Paul Business Journal awarded the SMSC Gaming Enterprise a Best Places to Work award in 2012 and 2013, and the venue was also ranked as one of the top 100 places to work in the Minneapolis Star Tribune in 2013.
Games Available at Mystic Lake
Visitors to Mystic Lake casino hotel will be able to try to engage Lady Luck to their heart’s content thanks to the gaming facilities it provides, including top slots releases from some of the biggest developers in the world. There are almost 100 blackjack tables provided as well, with stake limitations that range from a $1 minimum to $1 000 maximum bet. The dealers are knowledgeable and friendly, and the atmosphere is exciting as players try for the win. A good variety of games is on offer including horse racing betting, and guests who appreciate this type of entertainment are well looked after. The other games on offer include bingo; pull-tabs; and bingo, and players of all stakes preferences are catered for.