BRIDGEPORT N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation will hold a press conference Monday, Nov. 17, to mark the grand opening of the newly expanded Point Place Casino Hotel. The $50 million project adds a 100-room hotel, a new farm-to-fork restaurant called The Forest Grill, and The Birch retail shop.
The expansion also includes a doubled casino floor featuring 400 slot machines, an updated Fireside Lounge, a refreshed Perfect Pour Café, a new 1,500-square-foot event space known as The Evergreen, and expanded parking for guests.
Speakers at the ceremony will include Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation Representative and CEO of Turning Stone Enterprises; Madison County Chairman Jim Cunningham; State Sen. Joseph Griffo; Assembly Member Brian Miller; Greg Lancette, president of the Central-Northern New York Building and Construction Trades Council; and Jeremy Thurston, president of Hayner Hoyt…