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Wisconsin Casino Options Extended

19 January 2006

News Brief: The Beloit council voted to amend for a fourth time casino developer Kurt Carlson's option to purchase 98.6 acres of land from the city.

Mystery Anti-Casino Group Stays Quiet

18 January 2006

News Brief: A one-issue group is heavily lobbying for the Wisconsin Legislature to have approval authority for new off-reservation casinos, but the organization won't say who is ba

Charges Expected in Betting Raid

11 January 2006

News Brief: Charges are expected soon in a nearly year long gambling investigation involving a $100,000 Super Bowl betting pool.

Wisconsin Tribal Casino Gets into Christmas Spirit

22 December 2005

News Brief: Through the St. Croix Casino's Gifts from the Heart toy drive, more than 65,000 toys have been collected and distributed to charities in northwestern Wisconsin.

Atronic Jackpots Won

2 December 2005

Atronic's American Magic Wide Area Progressive awarded two "Magic Jackpots" for $238,383.35 in one week, both at Potawatomi Bingo & Northern Lights Casino in Wisconsin.

Kenosha Casino Would Drain Potawatomi Bingo Casino

1 December 2005

News Brief: A casino in Kenosha would drain an estimated $162 million a year in revenue from an expanded Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, according to a new study.

Kenosha Casino Draws Supporters

26 October 2005

News Brief: A plan to bring a tribal casino and entertainment complex to Kenosha drew a crowd of about 500 mostly staunch supporters Tuesday night, who stressed one main theme in urging federal officials to approve the plan: jobs.

Wisconsin Dog Track Wants Compact Ruled Unconstitutional

12 October 2005

News Brief: Dairyland Greyhound Park has asked the state Supreme Court to rule that the compact Governor Jim Doyle reached with the Forest County Potawatomi last week is unconstitutional.

Wisconsin Tribe, State Sign New Deal

4 October 2005

News Brief: The Forest County Potawatomi will pay the state a previously owed $43.6 million casino payment and retain authority for an expanded array of casino games, under a revised casino compact that runs for 25 years instead of forever.

Beloit Casino Affected by Bill

30 September 2005

News Brief: The Wisconsin Assembly's approval of a bill that would take away the governor's authority to approve off-reservation casinos could impact plans for a casino in Beloit.

Gambling Couple Win in Court

29 September 2005

News Brief: Ronald R. and Traci A. Tomko can deduct $40,000 in slot machine losses from their 2001 income taxes even though they did not keep records in exactly the way the law requires, Judge Carleton Powell ruled in an opinion released Tuesday.

Wisconsin Bill Will Stifle Tribal Casinos

29 September 2005

News Brief: A bill that requires the Legislature to approve off-reservation casinos would stifle negotiations and thwart efforts by Wisconsin tribes to expand gaming beyond their borders, proponents of off-reservation gambling said Wednesday.

Greyhound Track to Close

7 September 2005

Financial woes will force the Geneva Lakes Greyhound Track to close in November after more than 15 years of operation, the racetrack's general manager said.

Potawatomi Tribe Bet on Expansion

30 August 2005

News Brief: The Forest County Potawatomi tribe is proceeding with a $240 million expansion of its Milwaukee casino if the tribe receives a favorable ruling in a lawsuit pending before the state Supreme Court.

Wisconsin Casino Application Almost Complete

15 July 2005

News Brief: The revised, tweaked and supplemented application for a Beloit casino should be on the desk of the secretary of the interior by midfall, according to a spokesman.

Report: Many Lottery Tickets Sold in Poor Neighborhoods

6 July 2005

Nearly one-third of all Wisconsin lottery tickets sold in the southeastern part of the state during the 2003-04 fiscal year were purchased in poor neighborhoods.

Wisconsin Tribe Withholds Payment

1 July 2005

News Brief: Forest County Potawatomi tribe declared Thursday that it was withholding a $43.6 million casino payment it owes the state, with fears over potential competition for its lucrative Milwaukee casino behind the move.

Court Upholds Jury Verdict Following Tribal Turmoil

29 June 2005

A state appeals court Tuesday upheld a jury's award of nearly $400,000 to a northern Wisconsin Indian tribe from its accounting firm after turmoil in the late 1990s prompted an embezzlement probe and forced a casino to be shut down.

Wisconsin Casino Plan Under Attack

22 June 2005

News Brief: City of Beloit officials and tribal leaders might have thought they had evaded 11th hour attempts to block approval of a Beloit casino a few months ago, but casino advocates find themselves once again on the defensive against legislative interference.

Arbitration Likely on Wisconsin Tribal Casino Pacts

13 June 2005

News Brief: The state is preparing to call in arbitrators over its casino negotiations with Wisconsin's two highest-grossing tribes.

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