Rod Stewart to Kick Off the Grand Opening of the Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds New Buffalo on Saturday, July 7

NEW BUFFALO, MI--(Marketwire - May 7, 2012) - Four Winds®, the premier gaming destinations in the Midwest, is pleased to announce that it will celebrate the grand opening of its new Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds New Buffalo with a concert by Rod Stewart on Saturday, July 7. Tickets can be purchased beginning on Friday, May 18 at 10 a.m., exclusively through the Ticketmaster® Web site, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling Ticketmaster at (800)745-3000.

Rod Stewart is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy® Award winner, and has been lauded as having one of the most distinctive voices in pop music. In a career spanning five decades, he has sold more than 100 million albums, and continues to be one of the top-grossing and most beloved live performers in the world. Some of Stewart's most memorable and chart-topping hits include "Maggie May," "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)," "Downtown Train," "My Heart Can't Tell You No," and "Have I Told You Lately." For more information about Rod Stewart, please visit www.rodstewart.com.

"Rod Stewart is a music icon and we are thrilled to welcome him as our inaugural act at the Silver Creek Event Center," said Matt Harkness, General Manager for Four Winds Casinos. "The opening of the event center adds a new amenity that our guests can enjoy while visiting Four Winds New Buffalo."

Matt Wesaw, Chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, added, "It's a proud day for all Pokagon Citizens as Rod Stewart is just the first of many world-class entertainers that will perform at the Silver Creek Event Center."

The Silver Creek Event Center is a 1,500 seat, multi-use facility that is located next to the casino floor. In addition to hosting concerts, the 70,000 sq. ft. event center can be reconfigured to host a variety of meetings, special events, conferences and banquets. Details on future concerts at the Silver Creek Event Center, including on-sale ticket dates, will be announced at a later time.

In addition to the Silver Creek Event Center, Four Winds News Buffalo is opening 250 more hotel rooms on Friday, June 29. Guests can now book rooms at Four Winds' Web site: www.fourwindscasino.com/hotel, or by calling 1(866)-4WINDS1 (866-494-6371). A 12,000 sq. ft. Hard Rock Cafe Four Winds is also scheduled to open this summer and will be located adjacent to the casino floor.

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