Pechanga turned a tribal gaming hall into a 200,000-square-foot casino wrapped in a hotel, spa, golf course, theaters and a pool complex the size of five football fields. The wager is only one part of the weekend.
Milwaukee's biggest bet began as a bingo hall. Three decades later, Potawatomi has turned gaming, hospitality and a $190 million reinvention into an engine for tribal self-determination and local opportunity.