“The move toward self-management is a natural evolution for the Cowlitz Tribe, and one that many Northwest tribes have followed at this same juncture,” she said. Kara Fox-LaRose, a Mohegan tribal member who began her career at Mohegan Sun in 1996, is president and general manager of the casino.Ĭowlitz tribal leaders approved a recommendation last month that ilani begin transitioning from Mohegan management to “a self-managed enterprise” over the next 15 months, the tribe’s chairwoman, Patty Kinswa-Gaiser, said in a statement posted on the tribe’s website. Mohegan, the corporate parent of Mohegan Sun, helped develop the casino located about 25 miles north of Portland, Ore., and has managed it since its opening in 2017 in accordance with a seven-year agreement that ends in July 2024.

Mohegan ― A reliable Mohegan revenue source will dry up next year when the gaming and entertainment company’s contract to manage the Cowlitz Tribe’s ilani Resort Casino in Ridgefield, Wash., expires.

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