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Northern Waters Casino Resort is a tribal casino and hotel located in the north woods of the Upper Peninsula in Watersmeet, MI, surrounded by the Ottawa National Forest.
The property is owned and operated by the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
It opened in 1996 as the Lac Vieux Desert Resort Casino. The rebranding came in 2017, following renovations to the casino and hotel that included the launch of a new restaurant and a sports bar.
The 25,000-square-foot casino on the property has 650 slot machines, blackjack, craps, roulette and bingo. Northern Waters also features a 132-room hotel, a restaurant, snack bar, indoor pool and spa, a sports bar and banquet and meeting facilities. The 18-hole Lac Vieux Desert Golf Course is also on-site.
In January 2020, the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa inked a deal with US online sportsbook operator PointsBet to run various online gambling verticals at Northern Waters in Michigan. This deal includes a retail sportsbook on the property and online and mobile sports betting and online casino products.