Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Feds Kill Proposed Kenosha Casino

Dragging on...

The federal government has rejected the latest bid to open a huge Indian casino in Kenosha’s Dairyland Greyhound Park, though a spokesman for the project immediately said the tribe would fight the decision in federal court.

“Our project hit another speed bump,” said Evan Zeppos, spokesman for the six-year effort to open a $1 billion Menominee Indian casino at the financially ailing dog track that loses millions of dollars annually. He said the legal challenge would attack rules issued by the Interior Department last year that made it more difficult to receive federal regulatory approval for an off-reservation casino.

“It’s a standard not approved by Congress or the regulatory procedure,” Zeppos said. “They can’t just make up a rule and say this is the new guidance.”

The tribe received an 11-page letter with the anticipated rejection of the project by the Interior Department late Wednesday afternoon. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs declined to comment.

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Posted by Owen at 2227 hrs
Politics + Politics - General + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. Besides this proposal I know the one in Hudson, WI got killed too.  Has a decision been made on the Beloit proposal yet?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 2255 hrs


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