The Embers Grille will open August 1 on land that’s part of a Muscogee (Creek) Nation allotment in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. It’s the same allotment, owned by Muscogee (Creek) Nation member Steve Bruner, where the Wetumka-based Kialegee Tribal Town planned to open the controversial Red Clay Casino in 2012. The project ultimately was abandoned due to public resistance and a court injunction, although the tribe successfully appealed the injunction.
Red Creek Holdings LLC Principal Luis Figueredo said the facility possibly could host Class II electronic gaming machines. In fact the company recently posted job openings for a finance manager/director and an information technology supervisor at “Red Creek Casino.” Figueredo explained, “We thought about just saying a financial person, but if at some point we decided to expand and put Class II games on–which we told everyone we are considering it–we want to make sure whomever we hire has that skill set.”
Figueredo said he has been in contact with the Kialegee Tribal Town about providing gaming oversight for the development.
