In September 1999, to accommodate growing demand and to increase
market share, the Tribe made a decision to expand the gaming, hotel
and resort amenities.
The Silver Star Hotel and Casino currently operates at capacity
and is unable to satisfy existent demands.
These capacity constraints have prevented the property from accommodating
a significant number of additional customers.
With expansion plans the property will be positioned as a premier
destination resort which will further distinguish the overall product
from current and future competition. On November 16, 2000, ground
was officially broken for the expansion of the Golden Moon Hotel
and Casino and the total resort property was officially renamed
The Pearl River Resort at Choctaw, Mississippi.
On hand to assist Chief Phillip Martin, Chairman of the Choctaw
Resort Development Enterprise, in the festivities was former astronaut
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the Moon.
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Golden Moon Hotel & Casino
The Golden Moon Hotel & Casino will be located directly across Hwy
16 from The Silver Star Hotel & Casino, connected by a 340-foot
long pedestrian bridge that spans the highway, is totally enclosed,
temperature controlled and contains two moving sidewalks for customer
convenience.
- The bridge walkway will be approximately 22 ½ feet over the
street.
- The Golden Moon will be a 843,000 square foot luxury hotel with
approximately 572 rooms, and over 100 suites, including 32 VIP
luxury suites located on 18 floors of the hotel’s 28 floors.
- The casino will be approximately 90,000 square feet with approximately
1,750 slot machines and 56 table games.
- An 8,000 square foot executive conference center will be located
on the hotel’s 2nd floor featuring five meeting rooms
and one boardroom with teleconferencing capability.
- There will be approximately 3,500 new parking spaces surrounding
The Golden Moon property.
- There will be 2,000 employees required to operate The Golden
Moon Hotel & Casino.
- The Golden Moon Hotel & Casino is scheduled to open in fall,
2002.
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Choctaw Hospitality Institute
Offically opened Friday, November 9, 2001
The Choctaw Hospitality Institute will provide a quality, professionally
oriented training program for anyone wishing to enter any of the
positions within the Pearl River Resort.
This Institute is designed to teach our employees about our community,
its values, and the technical nature of their job before beginning
work at any of the properties—Silver Star, Dancing Rabbit Golf Club,
Golden Moon, and Lake Pushmataha.
Location:
Chahta Enterprise Building
390 Industrial Road
Choctaw, MS 39350
Features::
- 30,000 square feet of training space
- A compete kitchen with two restaurants
- A display kitchen
- A hotel lobby and reception area
- Gift shop
- Table gaming and slot machine training areas
- Nine classrooms
- Hotel rooms and suites
- A computer lab for employees to access training on the world
wide web
- GED and college level courses
The completion of the Choctaw Hospitality Institute is a commitment
of Chief Phillip Martin and the Tribal Council to support the training
of all employees for the Pearl River Resort at Choctaw, Mississippi.
Every employee will have the opportunity to prepare for a career
in the tourism and hospitality industry.
Currently, employees are now going through training at the Hospitality
Institute. Beginning December 12, 2001 Pearl River Resort is seeking
applications for new employees for all job opportunities. These
new employees will begin training in the institute as soon as they
are hired. By the grand opening of the Golden Moon in fall of 2002,
the Choctaw Hospitality Institute will have trained more than 4,000
current and new employees.
Contact: Nick Schneider 601-656-7350
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