20-Oct-05. Band likes odds on $150 million resort, casino. Edmonton Journal, G1.

This article reports that ceremony was scheduled to be held at the River Cree Resort and Casino to celebrate progress on the nine-story hotel. Enoch Cree First Nation Chief Ron Morin says that the development will employ upwards of 1,000 people and create the equivalent of 725 full-time jobs. The casino and resort is a partnership between Paragon Gaming of Las Vegas and Enoch Community Development Corporation – a subsidiary of Enoch Cree Nation. Paragon will operate the casino that will have 600 slot machines, 40 table games plus a 12-table poker room and high-limit gaming area. Morin says that casinos on other North American reserves have reduced problem gambling among members of the host First Nation. The Enoch band will, however, increase its spending on educational programs to warn about the dangers of problem gambling and other addictions.