Seneca Selects Firm to Design New Casino

When the Seneca Nation of Indians decided they were building a new casino in Buffalo, they wanted something original.  Now, after a nationwide design search organized by the Seneca Erie Gaming Corp., the reputable Thalden-Boyd Architects were select to do the job.  Thalden-Boyd has an impressive background in casino design. 

Before officials of the Seneca Nation give the final okay on the design, Seneca Erie Gaming will work very closely with Thalden-Boyd on several options.  The casino will be a 100,000 square-foot structure.  Plans are flexible.  The final casino may or may not incorporate the HO Oats grain mills. 

John Pasqualoni, Seneca Erie Gaming CEO and president shared his hopes for the casino, “It is our intention for Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino to boast a signature design that fits in well with what we have created in Niagara Falls and in Salamanca, yet stands out and draws attention to downtown Buffalo.”  He adds, “We will be working diligently over the next few weeks to move the design process forward.”

Many famous casino structures can be credited to Thalden-Boyd, including the Venetian Resort façade work in Las Vegas and the New Mexico Hilton Santa Fe/Buffalo Thunder Resort.  The firm’s Indian nation tribal casino résumé includes the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.   

The casino is supposed to premier fully loaded.  It is being planned with room for 2,200 slot machines, 50 table games, a list of fine restaurants, and a garage equipped to hold 2,500 vehicles of all sizes.   

The hundreds of new jobs that will be created during the construction of the casino will keep the workers well employed.  The casino must be completed by December 8, 2007, in keeping with the strict guidelines of the 2002 compact signed between Governor George Pataki and the Seneca Nation.  The completed casino will create jobs for approximately 1,000 employees. 

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