The tribe had difficulty financing development of a casino due to the reservation's remote location, with only 7,000 people living within a 100-mile radius. Out of four companies that responded to the tribe's 1997
request for proposals, the tribe selected Colorado-based Wolf Gaming to finance and manage the casino. Later that year, however, Wolf Gaming went out of business. The tribe eventually secured a $930,000 loan from South Dakota–based Indian Gaming of America. The casino opened in September 1998 with of space containing 75
slot machines, two
poker tables, and a deli. The tribe closed the casino on November 26, 2012, due to safety concerns stemming from structural problems with the building. The tribe said it would demolish the building and construct a new one, to be opened in spring 2013, ==See also==