Point Place Casino in Bridgeport formally adds new hotel, restaurant, event space

SULLIVAN — Point Place Casino has officially added a 99-room hotel, a farm-to-fork restaurant The Forest Grill, Birch Trading Co., and a group event space to the property in the Bridgeport area of the town of Sullivan in Madison County. The Point Place Casino Hotel, which is part of the $50 million investment, is “designed to be a gathering place for the Bridgeport community and to support regional tourism,” the Oneida Indian Nation said in its announcement. The Nation formally opened the expansion during an event on Nov. 17. New offerings from the expansion include a double-in-size casino floor with more than 900 slot machines; a reimagined Fireside Lounge; an updated Perfect Pour Café; The Evergreen, which is described as a 1,500-square-foot event space; and expanded parking capacity. The formal-opening event brought together Oneida Indian Nation leadership, elected officials, labor partners, business leaders, and community representatives to commemorate the opening. The gathering included the unveiling of an updated Point Place Casino Hotel logo over the original log used for a ceremonial log cutting to mark the property’s grand opening in 2018.

“This expansion is the largest reinvestment we have made in Point Place, adding new experiences and amenities to the property, while keeping in place everything that has made it so beloved by our guests and the community,” Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation representative and CEO of Turning Stone Enterprises, said. “We are incredibly proud of our team and the support this Point Place Casino Hotel has received from the community — it is a testament to what we can accomplish when we work together and invest in our future.” “This hotel is not just stone, glass and timber,” Jim Cunningham, chairman of the Madison County Board of Supervisors, said in the announcement. “It is a vision made real, ready to lift this region into a new era of growth and opportunity. Jobs created here are not merely positions to be filled; they are lifelines for families.” Hayner Hoyt Corporation of Syracuse completed the original Point Place Casino construction nearly eight years ago, and says it has returned five times to expand it, including the latest expansion. “This property has not stopped growing since it opened in 2018… and it’s been remarkable to see how much excitement this facility has brought to the area,” Hayner Hoyt President Jeremy Thurston said in the announcement. “The Oneida Indian Nation has been so important to the prosperity of our region, and we are just one of the many businesses that have been impacted and fortunate enough to benefit from that partnership.”