The extensive project also features a 7 th-floor 2,500-square-foot ballroom, meeting rooms and a fine dining steakhouse with glass-surround dining. The new hotel tower will add 90 guest rooms, gaming, offices and a 3,100-square-foot 1 st-floor sports bar with dining room and gaming stations.
Upon completion, 4 Bears Casino & Lodge will have 264 rooms. The overall $95 million project includes an 18,000-square-foot demolition of the existing two-story hotel, 108,000 square feet of new construction and 20,200 square feet of renovation. In 1993, a casino was added followed over the years with various expansions and improvements, including restaurants, an event center, marina, RV park, water park, convenience store/car wash/liquor store and River Willow gaming boat. The original 4 Bears Motor Lodge began in the 1970s with 40 rooms. The property is located on the western shore of Lake Sakakawea between Minot and Williston in New Town. 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in New Town, North Dakota, is beginning a major renovation, adding a seven-story hotel tower.