The Island Resort and Casino has achieved economies of scales with growth in local employment and expanding present operations to support revenue growth for reinvestment to local schools and charitable donations. Along with tribal government production in farming and other entertainment and sports betting venues.
With the introduction of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of1988, many of the tribal governments were able to increase the size of present BIA and IHS funded governments programs for underserved tribal members. The increases led to creating additional business entities to exist on the tribal reservations.
One story that explains where the original gaming establishments business name came from was due to an engineering error in document reference. The Chippewa Indians were developing with the same engineer and mixed up the Potawatomi Indians with the Chippewa Indians who were also developing businesses with the same engineering company.
The original gaming hall started in this building. In 1988 Bingo operations were the primary use and solely operated by the tribal membership. The building sprang from car bingo used to support the softball team league dues.
The Chip-In Casino/Bingo Hall would move to a prime location a few miles away and rebranded itself as the “Island Resort and Casino”. The intent was attract customers in the winter months with a heated pool.
In the summer of 2000 the newly rebranded gaming establishment came under the control and management of the Commercial Economic Oversight Board, an appointed entity of the tribal council.
A Potawatomi Life 
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