Friday, July 21, 2006

As reported by the Tuscon Citizen: "The Tohono O'odham Nation has a new
casino boss to oversee construction of the new Desert Diamond Casino on
Nogales Highway as well as the tribe's entire gaming operation, the tribe
announced this morning. Scott Sirois started July 10 as chief executive of
the Tohono O'odham Gaming Enterprise after five years as general manager of
the Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino in Lake County, Calif., about two
hours north of San Francisco. "While at Robinson, Sirois oversaw several
expansions to the tribal casino, including the construction of a resort,
hotel and conference center. "Sirois comes on board in Tucson in the early
stages of construction of a new $120 million Desert Diamond casino, hotel
and conference center on Nogales Highway to replace the so-called "tent"
casino that has no hotel. ".The Tohono O'odham hope Sirois' arrival brings
stability back to the tribe's casino operations."