The casino has been drawing visitors to the area since it opened in January 2018. The new hotel, which opens March 1, will employ 400.Įven though it is the largest hotel in the area with 317 rooms, it won’t be direct competition for the other 50-plus properties in the county because it’s distinctly different than the rest and is also capable of generating its own business. Frank Freedman, chief operating officer of Four Winds Casinos, and Mary Smith, senior vice president for hotel operations, stand near the front desk of the 23-story hotel that is nearing completion at Four Winds South Bend.