Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Greenbrier Resort casino to open in June

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The picture postcard view of The Greenbrier resort's white hotel facade offset with tulips in spring splendor is gone, replaced by cranes, dust and construction workers in a dash to finish an underground casino beneath what used to be the front lawn.


"It's basically crunch time," said Todd Fishon, the resort's vice president of casino operations.

A harsh winter has pushed back the opening of the 89,000-square-foot Casino Club to June and the exact date will be determined soon, he said.

The casino is being built underground so it won't take away from the ambiance and scenery of the 6,500-acre resort, which has entertained kings and presidents and once housed a secret bomb shelter intended for Congress.

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