Leelanau Sands Casino has a 30,600 square foot casino gambling floor with 480 slots, eight table games and a hotel. Leelanau Sands Casino is located west of Traverse City and opens at 8am daily. Leelanau Sands is located 20 miles north of Traverse City on M-22. The scenic drive takes you along the shores of Lake Michigan and through Sutton Bay.

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Leelanau Sands Casino & Lodge, Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel, and Grand Traverse Resort and Spa are all owned and operated by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Northern Michigan. The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians are located in the northwestern section of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, 23 miles north of Traverse City in Leelanau County.
In 1998 the tribal land base consisted of 450 acres of trust lands as well as recently purchased additional tribal lands. They received their federal recognition in 1980, and were the first tribal group to do so under the conditions of the Tribal Federal Acknowledgement Process adopted by the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1998. They adopted their tribal constitution, bylaws and corporate charter on February 24, 1998. Their service area includes the reservation and a six county area adjacent to Leelanau County. The Grand Traverse Band was the 7th tribe to join the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan.

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• Leelanau Sands Casino Michigan Guests arriving at the Leelanau Sands Casino will find a beautiful Art Deco and wilderness-inspired lodge. The current incarnation of the Leelanau Casino in Peshawbestown, MI, is the result of a major renovation in 2013 that left it with a rich interior and atmospheric lighting.
• Leelanau Sands Casino & Lodge, Peshawbestown, Michigan. 4,731 likes 193 talking about this 15,815 were here. Located 20 miles north of Traverse City on M-22 in Peshawbestown, Michigan - Leelanau.
• The Leelanau Sands Casino & Lodge started out as the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians’ bingo palace in Peshawbestown, Michigan, back in 1984. A 1995 renovation turned it into a casino, and in 2013 a $2.5 million makeover made it the Leelanau Sands Casino & Lodge it is today.