A 40 million dollar casino is to be built on First Nations land near the Spirit Sands by Carberry. The land is owned by Swan Lake First Nation.

Construction is set to begin in the Fall and expected to be completed within a year. Each of Manitoba’s bands will share 60 000$ annually from the casino.

It’s expected to create 200-300 jobs and will be the future location of a hotel, gas bar and gift shop. It’ll house 300 slot machines, 5 gaming tables and three restaurants initially.

Funding for the casino still has to be acquired but shouldn’t be a problem with most of the bands in the province in accord with the idea.

The casino will be located 16km South of Highway 1 on Highway 5, between Glenboro and Carberry.

The casino was originally proposed to be in Brandon but the citizens voted against it twice. It was then proposed to be slightly North of Brandon but that deal also fell through.