Little Six Casino is owned and operated by the

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) (Dakota: ''Bdemayaṭo Oyate'') is a federally recognized, sovereign Indian tribe of Mdewakanton Dakota people, located southwest of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, within parts of the cities of Prior ...

Prior Lake Prior Lake is an exurban city southwest of Minneapolis seated next to Savage and Shakopee in Scott County in the state of Minnesota. Surrounding the shores of Lower and Upper Prior Lake, the city lies south of the Minnesota River in an area ...

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, southwest of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. The casino features slots and live dealer blackjack tables. With 4,100 employees, the SMSC,

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) in Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States, southwest of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. With 4,100 employees, the SMSC – including Mystic Lake Casi ...

, and Little Six Casino combined are the largest employer in Scott County. Little Six is named after Little Six, a leader during the

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. Its sister casino is

History

Little Six Casino is owned and operated by the

(SMSC), a federally recognized, sovereign Indian tribe. The SMSC opened Little Six Bingo in 1982, which became Little Six Casino in 1990 following the passage of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 and the signing of a gaming compact between the SMSC and State of Minnesota. Little Six Casino opened in its new facility in 2007.

Awards

The SMSC Gaming Enterprise, which includes Little Six Casino and

, received a “Best Places to Work” award from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul

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in 2012 and 2013 and a “Top 100 Workplaces” award from the Minneapolis

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in 2013.

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Little Six Casino

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Minnesota Indian Gaming Association

National Indian Gaming Association

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