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Officials to push for Rockford casino at Chicago gaming summit

August 22, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Illinois

In Illinois, the push for a Rockford casino continues as the mayor and local state representatives of the Land of Lincoln travel to Chicago on Wednesday for a hearing on gaming expansion. According to MyStat...

Proposed Wisconsin casino would ‘devastate’ Rockford says Illinois lawmaker

K Morrison

December 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Wisconsin

A casino proposed by the Ho-Chunk Nation and the city of Beloit, located in southern Wisconsin, would, according to an Illinois lawmaker, be economically devastating to an adjacent Illinois town. The results...

Ho-Chunk Nation holds ribbon cutting for casino expansion

K Morrison

November 6, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Wisconsin

After winning a major victory in federal court on October 25, the Ho-Chunk Nation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Ho-Chunk Gaming Wittenberg casino on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The Ho-Chunk Nation broke groun...

Stockbridge-Munsee Band delivers on threat to withhold casino funds

K Morrison

July 6, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Wisconsin

The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians is making good on the promise it made in early March to withhold a revenue sharing payment of $923,000 from the State of Wisconsin as the payment due date, Friday,...

Stockbridge-Munsee tribe files federal lawsuit to fight Ho-Chunk casino expansion

Marie Kelley

April 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Wisconsin

The Stockbridge-Munsee tribe of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit this week against several parties in order to fight a casino expansion of another tribe in Shawano County. Named in the lawsuit are the state of...

Two Wisconsin tribes object to Ho-Chunk Wittenberg casino expansion

K Morrison

October 20, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Wisconsin

The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin’s expansion of its Wittenberg casino has raised concerns with two other Indian tribes in the state who say that it does not fit past criteria for gambling growth established by ...

Expanded gambling in Wisconsin the focus of upcoming Town Hall

K Morrison

July 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Wisconsin

How casinos impact Wisconsin communities will be the topic of discussion during a “Tele-Townhall” hosted by Citizens Against Expanded Gambling in Wisconsin (CAEG) on Monday. The organization, which is compri...

Ho-Chunk Nation to apply for liquor license for Madison gaming property

Marie Kelley

March 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Wisconsin

The Ho-Chunk Nation operates several venues in the state of Wisconsin, including a casino gaming property in Madison. The tribe is currently preparing to apply for a liquor license to be able to serve alcohol a...

Ho-Chunk Nation wants sports complex at casino near Madison

K Morrison

December 8, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Wisconsin

Dan Brown, the executive manager of Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, along with the Ho-Chunk Nation, is hoping to build a sports and entertainment complex at its Madison, Wisconsin gaming facility. For years Brown h...

Menominee Nation vents after GOP candidate pulls plug

K Morrison

September 25, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Wisconsin

The now-failed Presidential aspirations of Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker are believed by some to be at the core of the once presidential candidate’s denial of the Menominee Nation’s bid for an off-rese...

Wisconsin asks US Supreme Court to take on Ho Chunk video poker case

K Morrison

July 28, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Wisconsin

On Monday, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of a federal court ruling that allows the Ho-Chunk Nation to offer video poker at its Madison...

Wisconsin Governor stops casino; starts Presidential Campaign

Sam Mitchell

July 15, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Wisconsin

Earlier in 2015, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker stopped the Menominee Nation from opening an off-reservation casino. On Monday, July 13, 2015, he officially announced his 2016 presidential campaign for the Rep...

Judge says Ho-Chunk Nation may offer video poker in Madison

Marie Kelley

May 1, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Wisconsin

On Wednesday April 29th, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Ho-Chunk Nation has the right to offer video poker gaming at their Madison Wisconsin gaming facility. The tribe had installed video poke...

Ho-Chunk National discusses development project near Madison casino

Marie Kelley

April 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Wisconsin

The state of Wisconsin has only two federally recognized Indian tribes, one of which is the Ho-Chunk Nation, offering casino gaming for residents. The Ho-Chunk Nation has announced they are considering the crea...

Ho-Chunk plan Wittenberg Casino

Tina Golden

August 20, 2008

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News

Last month the Ho-Chunk nation announced plans to break ground on a new casino just north of Wittenberg, Wisconsin. The site is located off Highway 29 just north of Wittenberg and 22 miles south of Antigo. Curr...