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WarHorse CASINO ATOKAD

Atokad Park Race Track
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South Sioux City, NE

WarHorse Gaming LLC is planning to build a $60 million casino at a new Atokad racetrack in South Sioux City. The racetrack is a redevelopment project of the historic Atokad Downs horse track. The new track is scheduled to open in August or September 2025. The casino will start construction in Fall 2025 and open in 2026.

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WarHorse Casino Atokad

Atokad is Dakota spelled backwards. Atokad Downs operated from 1956 until it was bought by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska in 2012. The Tribe ended racing that year except for one race per year to keep the license active.

In 2020 Nebraska voters passed a ballot measure to allow casino gambling at horse racing tracks. The Winnebago Tribe partnered with the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) to build three racinos (racetrack casinos).

WarHorse Gaming LLC, a subsidiary of Ho-Chunk, Inc. owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, was formed to manage the casino operation. The three casino locations are Warhorse Omaha, which opened Aug. 6, 2024, Warhorse Lincoln, which opened Nov. 4, 2024, and Warhorse Casino in South Sioux City which will open in 2026.

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WarHorse Gaming turns focus to South Sioux City

December 2, 2024

Now that WarHorse casinos are generating revenues in Omaha and Lincoln, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is now turning its attention to building a new WarHorse new casino, hotel and horse track in South Sioux City.

The South Sioux City project involves redeveloping the historic Atokad Downs by a partnership between the Nebraska Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA) and WarHorse Gaming LLC, a subsidiary of Ho-Chunk Inc., owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The project was approved by Nebraska voters in Nov. 2020.

Construction will proceed in phases. The first phase will build the new Atokad racetrack. Construction will start in Spring 2025. The location will be at a new site south of Interstate 129 near the Dakota Avenue interchange. The new race track will be located on the eastside of G street, and the new casino will be on the westside of G Street.

"We're going to start building the track, as soon as the weather breaks in the spring -- the first thing we're going to build is a 5/8 mile racetrack."

- Lance Morgan, CEO Ho-Chunk Inc.

Morgan said the racetrack should open next August or September 2025.

The second phase of construction will build the casino. Details have not been finalized. According to Morgan, the racino will include hotel. The groundbreaking will be in Fall 2025 with an opening date in 2026.

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