Our genuine engagement and positive energy provide guests, especially women, an escape from their ordinary world into our exciting fantasy world of play, chance, and possibility. With this contribution, we give them a feeling of importance and belonging.
By Atmore News | Special to Atmore News Wind Creek Atmore (WCA) family entertainment center will be the new home for Topgolf Swing Suite and laser tag fun centers, expected to open in Spring 2020. Laser tag is popular with a wide range of ages and play can take place across all age groups. The indoor play area will offer role-play-style games and competitive sporting events including tactical and precision game configurations. Infrared beams are fired at infrared-sensitive target vests worn by players.
By Jennifer Sheehan | For lehighvalleylive.com Think of it as a trip to a tropical island — without having to get on a plane. The Caribbean — with its spicy, sweet flavors and dance-inducing music — is the theme for this year’s Lehigh Valley Food & Wine Festival, which returns for its 11th year on June 6-7 at the Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem.
By Kurt Bresswein | For lehighvalleylive.com Wind Creek Bethlehem got the city’s go-ahead Thursday for a new 13-story hotel tower connected to its existing hotel, with a newly upscale entrance and lobby unifying the two sides. The Bethlehem Planning Commission gave unanimous approval to the project, described as an investment north of $90 million by Brian Carr, executive vice president and general manager of the casino property.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Comedian Jermaine "Funnymaine" Johnson and Wind Creek Hospitality are excited to announce a new sponsorship and philanthropic partnership. The Funnymaine Foundation and Wind Creek will collaborate to produce two events this summer that will benefit at-risk youth in the state of Alabama. Additionally, Wind Creek will be the title sponsor for select shows in Johnson's upcoming spring comedy tour.
Wind Creek Hospitality The authority of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians presented $10,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida in support of the 30th Anniversary Bold Steps Campaign. This gift included support and expansion of the Bigs with Badges program. Wind Creek Hospitality manages the Tribe’s gaming facilities, including Wind Creek Atmore, Wind Creek Wetumpka, Wind Creek Montgomery, Wa She Shu Casino in Nevada, Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino, Renaissance Curacao Resort & Casino and Wind Creek Bethlehem as well as racetracks in Alabama and Florida.
Wind Creek KITCHEN Cooking Studio in Atmore hosted Joy of Life on the Gulf Coast supporters for an interactive culinary experience on Thursday, January 9.
A program that pairs children in need with mentors just got a nice financial boost. “When I saw this, Bigs with Badges, I thought that goes to the heart of what we do,” said Maggie Williams, the public relations director at Wind Creek Hospitality. Wind Creek just made a $10,000 donation to Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northwest Florida and their Bigs with Badges program.
ATMORE, Ala. – (01/06/2020) Wind Creek Atmore (WCA) will celebrate groundbreaking for a Starbucks just off I-65 near the casino in January. Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2020 with plans for a fall grand opening.
We plan to break ground on a new hotel tower in the spring, with completion in 2021. The new tower will include 270 new rooms, a pool, spa, bar, and 34,000 square feet of meeting space. This is the first step in developing the rest of the site and is very exciting for all of us.
Decatur - Main Street Alabama celebrated local program successes at the sixth annual Awards of Excellence on the day that Governor Kay Ivey proclaimed Main Street Alabama Day. The day recognizes the efforts of the organization that is focused on creating jobs and keeping character in communities across the state. During the Awards of Excellence program, Main Street Alabama's President and State Coordinator, Mary Helmer, honored projects and individuals that made tremendous impacts in their respective communities. Alabama Municipal Electric Authority sponsored the event that was held at the Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur.
There were no losers in Wind Creek Bethlehem’s grand opening charity contest.
As part of its rebranding bash, the new operator of Bethlehem’s casino gave 10 local nonprofits a shot at winning $25,000 in a social media contest.
Wind Creek Bethlehem held its grand opening this week to celebrate its rebranding from Sands. While it was a star-studded event, with Emeril Lagasse and “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro, the announcement that the water park project at the historic No. 2 Machine Shop is still on was the $250 million headliner.
Wind Creek Hospitality, the gaming entity of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Alabama, purchased the Bethlehem casino resort in January from Las Vegas Sands for $1.3 billion. The deal was completed in late May.
Officials of a company that operates casinos on behalf of a Native American tribe in Alabama said Wednesday they will seek a license to open a casino in East Hazel Crest and Homewood. Wind Creek Hospitality officials said the initial phase of the project, estimated to cost $275 million, would include a 64,000-square-foot casino, entertainment venue for live music, three restaurants and two bars.
Sheriff Phil Sims was presented with two checks of $17,500 from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and their gaming operation, Wind Creek Hospitality, totaling $35,000. The money will fund bullet-proof vests for 30-35 deputies within the Sheriff's Office.
Release Date: February 22, 2019
Executive performance coach and negotiation trainer Laura Tuck Maasdam, co-founder of Sixth Wing LLC (Washington, DC), will lead a workshop for IWP on Saturday, March 16 titled, “What the Other Party Needs to Hear: Negotiation Strategies for Women.”
Release Date: February 20, 2019
Each year, the Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) Awards honor outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to Greater Pensacola’s overall economic progress. This event is the Pensacola region’s preeminent celebration of the community’s visionary entrepreneurs, business and civic leaders and exemplary corporate citizens.
Release Date: January 28, 2019
By Bryan Henry | January 28, 2019 at 9:34 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 9:34 PM WETUMPKA, AL (WSFA) - Pastor Jonathan Yarboro was grateful for the $50,000 donation by Wind Creek Casinos, an answered prayer to help them recover.
“We were very touched. I was very touched and the session was unanimous in accepting the gift because Wind Creek is a good community partner," said Yarboro.
The Alabama-based Indian tribe buying the Sands casino for $1.3 billion plans to immediately invest $190 million into a 300-room hotel expansion and development of the No. 2 Machine Shop, possibly into an indoor water park.
$32,870 raised for Pilots for Christ and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ATMORE, Ala. (10/30/2018) -- The American Cancer Society estimates 10,590 children under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2018. This statistic hit close to home in September when 19-year-old Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) Tribal member, Denver Shuttlesworth lost his years-long battle with cancer. In honor of Denver, and in support of those still in the trenches, Wind Creek Hospitality (WCH) joined the fight by raising funds for Pilots for Christ and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Surprises are often in store during a casino resort visit, but it’s generally from what does or does not happen on the gaming floor.
However pleasant surprises were in store for me during a three-day getaway at Wind Creek Hotel Casino in Montgomery, Ala., and none were connected to gambling.
Wetumpka, Ala. (09/24/2018) – Honky tonk singer and songwriter, Dwight Yoakam will bring his “urban cowboy” style to Wind Creek Wetumpka (WCW) on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 8pm. Tickets will be available for purchase through ticketmaster.com and Essentials gift shop located inside WCW on September 24, 2018.
Today, Wind Creek Montgomery presented Flower’s Elementary with a check of $3,000 from the Make a change Program!
Reef Foundation Expands Poseidon’s Playground in the Gulf and Partnerships on Land
Orange Beach, Ala – August 2018 – Wind Creek Hospitality is the latest entity to partner with the Alabama Gulf Coast Reef & Restoration Foundation (AGCRRF) to expand recreational diving opportunities off Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Poseidon’s Playground sits three miles offshore, south of Perdido Pass (30° 14.070'N / 87° 31.522'W). The playground, which is now approximately an acre in size, was conceived by the foundation with the intention of creating a dive site that is accessible to a wide variety of divers of all ages and skill levels.
Wetumpka, Ala. – (09/08/2018) R&B legend Keith Sweat will be performing at the Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Wetumpka (WCW) Entertainment Center on October 20th, 2018 at 8pm.
A Taste of Wind Creek brings hometown hero Jake Peavy to fundraiser in Hank Aaron Stadium ATMORE, Ala. (09/26/) – World Series Champion, Giants pitcher and Mobile native, Jake Peavy is coming home for a good cause. Partnering with A Taste of Wind Creek, Peavy will attend Dinner on the Diamond fundraiser to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama.
from The Wetumpka Herald Wind Creek partners with Key West restaurant to serve meals after Hurricane Irma.