Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) in Prior Lake, Minnesota, southwest of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. With 4,200 employees, the SMSC â€" including Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and Little Six Casino â€" is the largest employer in Scott County. The casino's gambling options include slots, bingo, mechanical roulette, pulltabs, and live dealer blackjack.
History
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Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (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 the State of Minnesota. The SMSC and other Minnesota tribes were the first in the United States to negotiate and sign tribal-state compacts with a state government related to gaming. Mystic Lake Casino Hotel opened in 1992. It is named after the lake of the same name located nearby. Its success has helped fund SMSC goals, including economic diversification and improvements to tribal infrastructure and services from the 1990s to the present.
In 2012 the SMSC initiated a 10-year cooperative agreement with Canterbury Park in neighboring Shakopee, Minnesota, to support increased purses for live horse races and joint marketing opportunities between Canterbury Park and Mystic Lake. In 2013, the first full racing season under the agreement, Canterbury Park completed its longest season since 2006, with a purse distribution that was double the amount paid out to the horse owners in 2011.
Attractions
In addition to 150,000 square feet of gaming space, Mystic Lake offers a 600-room hotel, an adjacent RV park with 122 spaces, and 67,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space. It also features seven restaurants, three bars/lounges, and a coffee bar.
- Mystic Showroom
The Mystic Showroom is a 2,100-seat venue and has hosted notable performers including Yanni, John Legend, Celtic Woman, Aretha Franklin, Glen Campbell, Kellie Pickler and Jay Leno.
- The Meadows
The Meadows is a championship golf course adjacent to Mystic Lake with 80 bunkers, 13 holes with water features, including 20 fountains, and a 2,500-foot (760Â m) stream with 7 waterfalls winding through the middle of the golf course..
- Mystic Lake Center
Mystic Lake Center is the newest addition to Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. The 70,000-square-foot meeting and event space accommodates groups of all sizes for a range of meetings and events â€" from business meetings to holiday parties to conferences and expos to weddings.
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is the second-largest hotel in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, with 766 total rooms.
Awards
The SMSC Gaming Enterprise, which includes Mystic Lake and Little Six, received a “Best Places to Work†award from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Business Journal in 2012 and 2013 and a “Top 100 Workplaces†award from the Minneapolis Star Tribune in 2013.
External links
- Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
- Mystic Lake Center
- The Meadows at Mystic Lake
- Little Six Casino
- Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
- Minnesota Indian Gaming Association
- National Indian Gaming Association
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