Turning Stone Earns National Recognition from Forbes for $400 Million Transformation

Forbes senior contributor, Larry Olmsted, highlights the $400 million Turing Stone Evolution – praises resort’s hotels, world-class dining, golf, events, entertainment, central location and proclaims Turning Stone “the biggest and best in the Northeast” 

Oneida Indian Nation Homelands (September 17, 2026) – Turning Stone Resort Casino has been recognized by Forbes as one of the most elite properties in the Northeast and one of the biggest and best resorts. Senior contributor, Larry Olmsted, visited Turning Stone upon the completion of the $400 million Turning Stone Evolution which includes the new luxury hotel, The Crescent, signature fine-dining restaurant, Salt and The Grand Expo convention destination. Olmsted praises the resort’s hotels, restaurants, golf, entertainment, gaming and convenient location. The feature calls-out Turning Stone’s transformation into New York’s largest meetings and conventions resort and how the destination attracts leisure and business travelers alike with special attention on October’s World Series of Poker Circuit event. 

The Forbes piece elevates Turning Stone as a premiere destination for national events and amplifies its reputation as New York’s largest luxury resort. 

The accolades include:

• “Not only is Turning Stone by far the largest golf resort in New York State with five courses (three eighteens and two nines), it’s one of the biggest—and best—in the entire Northeast. It has also amassed an impressive 16 Forbes Stars—and will almost certainly soon have even more.”

• “I’ve recommended Turning Stone to friends for years, but New York’s biggest golf resort just completed a whopping $400 million expansion, one of the largest in recent hospitality industry history nationwide.”

• “The Crescent is an all-new 258-room luxury glass hotel tower in a crescent wing shape attached seamlessly to one side of the existing casino/hotel complex, and one of the key design features of Turning Stone is that almost everything that’s open in winter is interconnected so you rarely have to go outside. The rooms and suites in The Crescent feature a lot of space, floor to ceiling windows and oversized bathrooms, and the hotel has its own easy check-in, concierge and valet.”. 

 For more information on Turning Stone Resort Casino, visit Turning Stone Resort Casino.  

About Turning Stone Enterprises

Turning Stone Enterprises is the parent organization for all business operations of the Oneida Indian Nation. One of the largest employers in Central New York with more than 5,200 team members, Turning Stone Enterprises’ portfolio of hospitality, gaming and recreational destinations includes Turning Stone Resort Casino, YBR Casino & Sports Book, Point Place Casino Hotel, The Lake House at Sylvan Beach, The Cove at Sylvan Beach, Maple Leaf Market and SavOn convenience stores, an RV park, two marinas, a hunting preserve and salmon-fishing destination and Wáhta’ Maple Farm. Collectively, these properties offer guests from across the region and around the world five award-winning hotels, nearly 30 signature restaurants and dining venues, two spas, five golf courses, Las Vegas-style casino gaming, a state-of-the-art sports betting lounge, two concert venues and several nightlife venues.

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