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News Brief: Although the Ho-Chunk band has invested thousands of dollars in commercials against the Beloit Casino Complex, officials with the St. Croix and Bad River bands of the Chippewa Tribe say the Ho-Chunk apparently didn't feel that way about six months ago.

News Brief: Although the Wisconsin Assembly passed the bill approving off-reservation casinos, no vote is likely to be scheduled in the Senate and Governor Jim Doyle would likely veto it.

ews Brief: The Milwaukee County Labor Council, AFL-CIO has sent a letter to state legislators saying the group opposes a bill that would require legislative approval, in addition to the Governor's signature, of any off-reservation Indian casino projects in Wisconsin.

The Lake of the Torches Resort Casino in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, celebrates its 11th birthday with comedian Bill Engvall.

News Brief: A proposed bill would change the state approval process for off-reservation casinos and put the proposed Beloit Casino plans in jeopardy.

One lucky ticket in Wisconsin matched all 6 numbers to win the $40.7 million Powerball jackpot.

ews Brief: A majority overwhelmingly believe the federal government should approve the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin’s proposed Kenosha entertainment center and casino, according to a recent online poll by a Wisconsin newspaper.

Two very lucky guests drove home in new vehicles within a week during an amazing winning streak at Lake of the Torches Resort Casino.

News Brief: Kenosha officials are requesting a personal meeting U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne after the U.S. Bureau for Indian Affairs sent a letter, vowing more scrutiny over proposals for off-reservation casinos.

News Brief: A proposed casino in Kenosha, Wisconsin, got a second dose of bad news Tuesday with the release of a letter from federal officials warning that the odds against its approval have worsened.

News Brief: The former developer of Kenosha's proposed $808 million casino project was indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging he funneled $100,000 in improper campaign contributions to Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle.

News Brief: Gaming profits are ‘tearing us apart’ as members of Wisconsin’s 11 Indian tribes, a leader of one of those tribes told legislators this morning.

Lake of the Torches Resort Casino has named Michael J. Broderick as their new Director of Marketing.

News Brief: Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle's proposal to ban smoking in all public places, including bars, is likely to reignite a longstanding feud between local tavern owners and casinos owned by American Indian tribes.

News Brief: A turf battle is shaping up between the Ho-Chunk Nation and two other state Native American tribes over plans to build a casino in Beloit on land both sides claim as ancestral territory.

ews Brief: The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs Midwest office in Minneapolis has recommended the approval of the Menimonee Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin's proposed $808 million entertainment center and casino at Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha.

News Brief: After 2 years, Ho-Chunk Casino north of Baraboo reopened its poker tables Sunday with players filling the tables and more excited gamblers waiting in the wings.

News Brief: The final road to a federal approval for the Beloit Casino Complex is still a little foggy, but it doesn't appear there will be any major road blocks standing in the proposal's way.

News Brief: Mayor Randy Kirichkow has been scheduled to attend a conference next week in Washington, D.C., when he and several Beloit representatives will support a proposal for a Beloit casino.

Dejope Bingo and Entertainment will be having a Grand Re-Opening for Dejope Gaming on New Year's Eve.