![]() The day after the dismantling, Billingsley and about a half dozen tribal leaders gathered at the construction site to discuss the reasons for moving the casino to its new location, across the highway from the Warm Springs Museum. Taking apart the machines was supposed to be at least a one-day project, says Billingsley. “It was amazing,” says Ken Billingsley, manager of the Indian Head Casino, which is scheduled to open Feb. On a Tuesday in January, employees at the Kah-Nee-Ta tribal casino undertook an arduous task: dismantling 300 slot machines in four hours, to be reassembled at the casino’s new temporary location about 10 miles away on Highway 26. The new facility, which is expected to generat 200 jobs, is scheduled to open on Feb. voted last February to relocate the Kah-Nee-Ta casino. Below: Warm Springs tribal council members Reuben Henry, Scott Moses and Olney “JP” Patt Jr. Above: Construction crews work on the new Indian Head Casino on Highway 26 near the Warm Springs Museum.
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