Four Winds Hartford is a casino in
Hartford, Michigan
Hartford is a city in Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,688 at the 2010 census. The city is located within Hartford Township, but is politically independent.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bur ...
that opened on August 30, 2011. It is one of the
Four Winds Casinos, which are all owned and operated by the
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians ( Potawatomi: Pokégnek Bodéwadmik) are a federally recognized Potawatomi-speaking tribe based in southwestern Michigan and northeastern Indiana. Tribal government functions are located in Dowagiac, Michigan. ...
.
The design of the casino was inspired by the traditions of the Potawatomi people.
History
The casino opened on August 30, 2011 after 14 months of design and construction. It was the second Four Winds casino opened by the Pokagon Band. The original project cost
and was designed by Hnedak Bobo Group.
Gaming
The gaming floor features over 550
slot machine
A slot machine (American English), fruit machine (British English) or poker machine (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a gambling machine that creates a game of chance for its customers. Slot machines are also known pejoratively a ...
s and nine table games, including
blackjack
Blackjack (formerly Black Jack and Vingt-Un) is a casino banking game. The most widely played casino banking game in the world, it uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as Twenty-One. This fami ...
,
poker
Poker is a family of comparing card games in which players wager over which hand is best according to that specific game's rules. It is played worldwide, however in some places the rules may vary. While the earliest known form of the game w ...
, and
roulette
Roulette is a casino game named after the French word meaning ''little wheel'' which was likely developed from the Italian game Biribi''.'' In the game, a player may choose to place a bet on a single number, various groupings of numbers, the ...
.
[
*
*
] The Four Winds Casinos
loyalty program
A loyalty program is a marketing strategy designed to encourage customers to continue to shop at or use the services of a business associated with the program. Today, such programs cover most types of commerce, each having varying features and ...
, the W Club, is in use at this property.
Dining
The casino includes a 74-seat restaurant with an attached 15-seat bar.
See also
*
List of casinos in Michigan
This is a list of casinos in Michigan. Gambling has been legal in Michigan since the 1980s. The state is home to 26 land-based casinos. 23 of these are Indian casinos and 3 are commercial casinos in Detroit
Online casinos
As well as legal land-b ...
References
External links
*
{{Casinos in Michigan
2011 establishments in Michigan
Buildings and structures in Van Buren County, Michigan
Casinos in Michigan
Casinos completed in 2011
Native American casinos
Tourist attractions in Van Buren County, Michigan
Native American history of Michigan
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians