18-Dec-06. First Nation gambles on new casino outside Whitecourt. Edmonton Journal, A1.

The Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation are building a $63-million casino, hotel and truck stop on their reserve which is six kilometres west of Whitecourt, Alberta. Chief Cameron Alexis hopes the Eagle River Casino and Travel Plaza, which is to open in January 2008 at the junction of highways 43 and 32, will spur First Nations band members to move to the now uninhabited Whitecourt reserve. Like the Enoch Cree near Edmonton, the Alexis Sioux partnered with Las Vegas-based Paragon Gaming to build their casino complex.