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WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa closed at 10 a.m.Tuesday, June 25th, out of \u201can abundance of caution\u201d over flooding across the American Midwest.<\/p>\n

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Floodwaters collapsed this BNSF Railway bridge over the Big Sioux River at 11 p.m. Sunday. It connected North City, SD with Sioux City, Iowa. (Image: Associated Press<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe safety of our associates and our guests is paramount,\u201d WinnaVegas GM Tom Teesdale said in a news release. \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the rising flood waters. Our hope is that all of Siouxland quickly recovers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The WinnaVegas Casino says it will reopen when it’s safe to return. (Image: WinnaVegas Casino Resort)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although the casino wasn’t yet affected when this was published, WinnaVegas officials told KTIV-TV\/Sioux City<\/em> that its entrance road was partially flooded and the water \u201cis expected to continue to rise.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to KCAU-TV\/Sioux City,<\/em> first responders and other authorities were on the scene to help get customers and workers to safety.<\/p>\n

Storms dumped as much as 18 inches of rain on the area since last Thursday. The flooding has so far affected three million people in the Midwest. It has killed two, sent rising water surging around a dam, and collapsed a railroad bridge crossing the swollen Big Sioux River — only about 20 miles from the WinnaVegas.<\/p>\n

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One of the fatalities was an Illinois man who tried circumnavigating a flood barricade in Spencer, Iowa, KTIV<\/em> reported on Monday. His truck was swept away by the surging Little Sioux River.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

WinnaVegas — which was opened in April 1992 by the Winnebago Tribe — said on its Facebook page that it would \u201creopen when it is safe to return.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa closed at 10 a.m.Tuesday, June 25th, out of \u201can abundance of caution\u201d over flooding across the American Midwest. \u201cThe safety of our associates and our guests is paramount,\u201d WinnaVegas GM Tom Teesdale said in a news release. \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the rising […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":323699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,82013,86430],"tags":[91466,13363,82126,81932,91467,86455,84008,91465,91464],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWinnaVegas Casino Closes Amid Surging Midwest Floodwaters - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa closed at 10 a.m.Tuesday, June 25th, out of \u201can abundance of caution\u201d over flooding across the American Midwest.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/winnavegas-casino-closes-amid-surging-midwest-floodwaters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WinnaVegas Casino Closes Amid Surging Midwest Floodwaters - 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