Kara Fox-LaRose
President & General Manager, ilani Casino Resort
One of the missions of Connecticut’s Mohegan tribe is to help other Native American tribes succeed in the gaming industry. One tribe they worked with for years was the Cowlitz tribe in southwestern Washington state. Kara Fox-LaRose is a Mohegan tribal member who was appointed general manager of the property before it opened and has shepherded it through several expansions and now will guide the tribe as the relationship with Mohegan ends. Fox-LaRose explains how the property was developed including a new hotel, the Portland, Oregon area, which is its primary market, and what to expect now that Marnell Gaming is taking over Mohegan’s role. She spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros via Zoom from her offices in ilani in August.
