LONGVIEW — It’s been a little more than six months since the Cowlitz Tribe overcame years of controversy to open the Ilani Casino Resort in north Clark County, and all indications are that the $510 million Las-Vegas style complex has been a good bet.

According to its managers, Ilani has about 200,000 people enrolled in its loyalty program who visit multiple times a month.

An average of 7,000 to 11,000 visitors pass through the doors every day. And about 1,500 people report to work there every week — the biggest injection of jobs in Cowlitz and Clark counties from a single project in at least five years.

Tribal leaders say Ilani is meeting its debt obligations while offering a new stream of revenue for the Cowlitz Tribal government, and the Cowlitz will start expanding social services for its members starting next year.

“The business is doing well. I’ll start with that. We’ve been very pleased with the response from the community and visitation from our guests,” said Kara Fox-LaRose, Ilani general manager and president. “We are seeing positive momentum across all fronts when we look at our database growth and visitation from our guests and loyalty of some of our customers, as well.”