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Turning Stone Resort Casino Highlighted as Largest Contributor
to Oneida County’s $1.2 Billion Tourism Value and Region’s 34,000 Related Jobs
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The tourism study noted that the region’s visitor spending continued to rise in 2013 to a total of $1.9 billion. Oneida County represents 61 percent of those sales for the eight-county Central New York Vacation Region. Each industry sectors also remained steady or increased within Oneida County, including many related to Turning Stone such as lodging, recreation, food and beverage, and retail and service.

Since 1993, the Oneida Indian Nation has spent more than $2 billion on vendors, generated $155 million in income, property and sales tax revenue for the surrounding community; and now supports more than 6,100 jobs in New York State.

Turning Stone hosts more than 4.5 million visitors each year at its four-season destination resort, and is one of the top five tourist destinations in the state of New York. The resort’s sprawling 3,400 acre facility offers award-winning hotels and restaurants, lavish amenities, professional-level golf courses, vast entertainment options, and, in 2016, a luxury retail outlet and entertainment complex.

“It is a source of great pride for the Oneida Indian Nation and Turning Stone to be at the heart of an economic rebirth for this region,” said Oneida Nation Representative and Nation Enterprises CEO Ray Halbritter. “For decades, we have been dedicated to building up our local economy by creating jobs in Oneida County, utilizing regional vendors, supporting local tourism initiatives and offering world-class attractions to draw visitors to the area. For the Oneida Nation, this is the historic homeland of our people, and we want to create an economic engine that will sustain this area for generations to come.”

About Turning Stone Resort Casino
A premier four-season, destination resort in Upstate New York, the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort Casino is conveniently located about 30 miles east of Syracuse at NYS Thruway exit 33. Turning Stone was named “Most Excellent Golf Resort” in 2010 by Condé Nast Johansens. The Academy of Country Music named Turning Stone “Casino of the Year” in 2009. The resort offers world-class gaming, golf, entertainment, accommodations and spa facilities, and has earned AAA Four Diamond ratings for The Lodge, The Tower Hotel, and Wildflowers restaurant.

For more information and reservations, call 315-361-7711 or 800-771-7711. Visit the website at www.TurningStone.com.
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About the Oneida Indian Nation
The Oneida Indian Nation is a federally recognized Indian nation in Central New York. A founding member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Six Nations or Iroquois Confederacy), the Oneida Indian Nation sided with the Americans in the Revolutionary War and was thanked by Congress and President George Washington for its loyalty and assistance. Today, the Oneida Nation consists of about 1,000 enrolled Members, most of them living in Central New York. The Nation’s enterprises, which employ 4,500 people, include Turning Stone Resort Casino, the SavOn chain of gas stations and convenience stores, RV Park, three marinas, Indian Country Today Media Network – the premier national multi-media source for American Indian news and information, and Four Directions Productions - a 3D animation HD cinematography studio. Proceeds from these enterprises are used to rebuild the Nation’s economic base and provide essential services, including housing, health care, and education incentives and programs, to its Members.

For more information, visit the Nation’s website www.OneidaIndianNation.com.

Media Contact:
Kelly Abdo
Public Relations Manager
315-366-9291