The Pendleton casino and hotel operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is about to get bigger. 

Wildhorse Resort & Casino announced May 27 that it will spend $100 million to enhance the Las Vegas-style gaming experience at the resort by adding more than 200 additional hotel rooms, a new restaurant with banquet facilities and a multipurpose convention center with capacity for seating 1,500 people. 

“We want to create more memorable experiences through forward-thinking investments in areas that impact our guests as soon as they walk in our doors,” said Gary E. George, CEO of Wildhorse Resort & Casino, in a statement. “A consistent, high-quality casino experience is the difference for consumers and the region.” 

According to details released by Wildhorse, the expansion will add: 

• A 10-story, 214-room hotel tower with rooms ranging from standard to luxury and executive suites. It will more than double the resort’s rooms and will be built atop the site formerly occupied by the Courtyard Hotel. 
• A new restaurant that will offer a resort-style, three-meal dining option capable of supporting large scale kitchen operations for conventions and other entertainment events 
• 15,000 square feet of event and convention space, tripling the resort’s current capacity.  

Construction is expected to be completed in 2027.