Lacking the education and money needed to fund their newly recognized government, PCI (like many tribes before) looked to gaming as a viable, smart investment for its future. With PCI’s renewed sovereignty, came the renewed responsibility to provide for the welfare of Tribal Members. Federal recognition ensured PCI the promise and the right of self-governance – something it has done for 573 tribes around the United States according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. PCI became Alabama’s first and only federally recognized Indian Tribe on august 11, 1984.
While it is often said “There are some things in life you have to see to believe”, the story of WCH proves sometimes believing is seeing. 35 years later, WCH is an international gaming and hospitality operator with ten properties around the world. The gaming entity of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI or the Tribe) opened its first gaming facility, Creek Bingo Palace, in Atmore on April 13, 1985. PCI Gaming d/b/a Wind Creek Hospitality (WCH) commemorates its 35 th anniversary this month. Poarch Creek Indian Gaming continues growth and success
