Potawatomi Sportsbook and Poker Room Officially Open to Guests By Brian Weis

Potawatomi Sportsbook and Poker Room Officially Open to Guests

Potawatomi Retail Sportsbook, Poker Room, and High Limit Room are now all open

By Brian Weis

Potawatomi Casino Hotel (PCH) has just upped their game with the newly opened Potawatomi Sportsbook and Poker Room, both available to the public as of May 3 at 1 pm. The day started with an elaborate opening ceremony with VIP guests and media in attendance as they gave an ear to Dominic Ortiz, CEO & GM of Potawatomi Casino Hotel as well as Chairman James Crawford, Chairman of Forest County Potawatomi Community Tribal Council.

"This is a 33 year venture that comes from a small bingo hall and now here we are, continuing to build for the future. We're building for the future of gaming, sports, music, entertainment, our city, and most importantly, building for the future of the Forest County Potawatomi Community and tribe," says Ortiz. "And that's why we do what we do. And along the way, we're bringing some epic and awesome assets to our guests."

Chairman Crawford adds, "Potawatomi Casino Hotel is already the number one travel destination in the state, and we believe that the Sportsbook and Poker Room will become an attraction to those who live well beyond the state line, bringing in more tourism revenue to the state of Wisconsin. Let the sports betting begin!"

The Potawatomi Sportsbook has over 20 kiosks (70+ on property) and 10 ticket writers, a restaurant, called The Kitchen at the Sportsbook, which features a full food and drink menu, seating for over 200 sports fans, a VIP level, a state-of-the art broadcast booth, and the largest LED screen in the Midwest that's over 2,000 sq. ft. in size.

The Poker Room has 14 tables with 9 spots and a skilled dealer at each one. The custom-designed room is 4,400 sq. ft., fitted with the perfect lighting and chairs with extra cushion, and open 20 hours a day, 8 am- 4 am. Players can join wait lists for tables and view available games by logging on to the Bravo Poker Live app.

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.