Design for the Gaming and Entertainment industry has been a major part of M/E Engineering, P.C.'s portfolio.  Our firm has provided engineering services on many successful Gaming and Casino projects of all types including new construction, renovations and additions typically in a fast-track design and construction mode.

These projects have included Gaming Areas with Slot Machines and Table Games, Restaurants, Bars, Buffets, Food Courts, Kitchens, Spas, Hotels, Retail Spaces, Banquet and Multi-Purpose Rooms, Showrooms, Indoor Pool Spaces, Parking Garages, Back-of-House Support Areas, and Central Heating and Cooling Plants.

Seneca Niagara Casino - Niagara Falls, NY

A $285M revitalization project for the downtown Niagara Falls area.  This  fast track project has multiple major components including a 150,000 SF Casino, a 5-Story Parking Garage, a 26-Story 600 Room Hotel and Spa, a Bus Transportation Depot and a Central Utility Plant.

A complex design team led by Jeter, Cook and Jepson Architects (Conn.) working with an on-site construction manager completed the design and construction in just 4 months on the first $80M portion of the project.  The design was started in September 2002 and the Casino was open and operating for New Year’s Eve 2002.  M/E Engineering has the staff and knowledge to handle large complex projects in an expedient fashion. 

Casino

Conversion of the 150,000 SF abandoned Niagara Falls Convention Center.  With construction manager overview, the project was completed in less than six months of design and construction.

Parking Garage

Addition of 5-story, 2,000 car integrated parking garage.  Lighting for vehicle identification and personal safety was paramount.  Communications and alarm systems were integrated to Casino Security headquarters.

Spa Hotel

A new 26-story, 600 room Hotel and Spa is being attached to the Casino.  This 504,00 SF facility includes restaurants, and a 1,500 person multipurpose room for special event, weddings and conferences.  Sound and HVAC control for partitioned spaces matches the top-class ambience of the Hotel. The Architect, JCJ Architecture, won the G2E Institute 2007 Casino Design Award for "Best Architectural Design for a Tribal Casino/Resort" for this project.

Central Plant Utility Expansion

Expanded facility to house 3-2 MW generators for primary electrical generation; 2-800 HP boilers and 2-1400 ton chillers.

Specialty Spaces

• Reconstruction of existing space into a high-end, high count slot area.
• Conversion of four storefronts on State Street into two full service restaurants.  Infrastructure will be fed by District Heating and Cooling.
• Provided a separate Poker Room from shell space with 2 subsequent additions.
• Created the “penny arcade” with 300 penny slots in a previously unused mezzanine space.
• To meet the need for a smoke-free zone, an isolated slot machine area was designated and tightly controlled with independent HVAC supply and exhaust.
• Created a new self contained steak house with independent services.
• A new transportation hub for buses was constructed.  Handicapped accessibility was a major objective.

Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway, Hamburg, NY

Engineering design for mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems for renovations of the Grandstand Building into a Casino with 1000 Video Lottery Terminals.

Finger Lakes Racetrack Facility Alterations, Farmington, NY

Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection design for the renovation of existing race track facility into a Casino with 1000 Video Lottery Terminals.

Kiowa Casino, Carnegie, OK

Construction of a new 61,000 SF Casino in Carnegie, Oklahoma including HVAC, plumbing, lighting, power, IT and fire protection.

MEC / Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK

Renovation of the existing racetrack facility to include installation of 750 new slot machines, buffet, bar, kitchen, high limit slot area, racebook, retail area and back of house support areas.

Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, Saratoga, NY

Engineering design of mechanical, electrical and plumbing renovations to 38,000 SF and additions of 24,375 SF to existing Racetrack Facility to add 1300 Video Lottery Terminals.

Seneca Allegany Permanent Casino, Salamanca, NY

Wheeling Island Casino, Wheeling, WV

New Casino and Hotel project addition, 136,000 SF of casino and related support spaces and restaurants, and 101,000 SF of 150 hotel rooms and meeting spaces built over new on-grade parking garage with minor renovations to existing building.