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Study: Casino Would Boost Wisconsin County Economy

20 January 2004

News Brief: A proposed casino, hotel and entertainment center at Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha would result in 4,700 to 6,000 new jobs in the area and have an annual economic impact of more than $500 million, according to a preliminary report.

Study Optimistic About DeJope Bingo Hall

20 January 2004

News Brief: One study on the potential influence of a casino in Dane County is estimating that turning DeJope Bingo Hall into a casino would create more than 1,300 jobs and bring $47 million a year to the community.

Studies: Casinos Help Communities

20 January 2004

News Brief: Social services data from Milwaukee, Brown and Sauk counties from recent years show sometimes striking local benefits from existing Wisconsin casinos.

Embezzlement Hurt Colleagues, They Say

19 January 2004

News Brief: In the five years that Sharon Wertz stole more than $700,000 from her former employer, she and her husband bought new vans, landscaped their yard, and gambled up a storm at Potawatomi Bingo Casino, according to Circuit Court records.

Player Loves Gambling but has Concerns

12 January 2004

News Brief: Susanne Way has spent most of her adult life working and playing casinos. She loves gambling but also has concerns about the social impact of expanded gambling in her town.

Wisconsin Officials Discards Casino Report

8 January 2004

News Brief: A report from the Dane County Regional Planning Commission staff on the economic impact of a casino in Madison was discarded by city and county officials as insignificant.

Mohegan Tribe Invests in Wisconsin Casino

8 January 2004

News Brief: The Mohegan Tribe has invested in a gaming and entertainment facility planned by the Kenosha, Wisconsin-based Menominee tribe, and will sit on the board overseeing its development.

Gambling Foe Speaks at Wisconsin Meeting

7 January 2004

News Brief: The head of the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling implored a meeting room of casino opponents to work as hard as they can to keep a full-blown gambling hall out of Madison, Wisconsin.

Business, Labor Back Wisconsin Compacts

31 December 2003

News Brief: Wisconsin business and labor organizations have urged the state Supreme Court not to strike down Gov. Jim Doyle's agreements with Wisconsin tribes to run casinos in the state.

Wisconsin Tribes See Uneven Gambling Returns

22 December 2003

News Brief: A review of census figures found that a decade of tribal gambling in Wisconsin has spread the wealth unevenly among 11 Indian reservations here, bringing phenomenal increases in living standards to two but leaving nine struggling with poverty.

Wisconsin Governor to Side with Voters on Casino Plan

22 December 2003

News Brief: Gov. Jim Doyle says that he will respect the wishes of Dane County voters on whether the Ho-Chunk Nation can expand a bingo hall into a casino.

Wisconsin Tribe Worried Over Lawsuit

12 December 2003

News Brief: A lawsuit challenging the Wisconsin governor’s power to negotiate Native American gaming compacts could lend strength to another seeking an outright ban on Indian casinos, putting thousands of jobs at risk, a Green Bay-area tribe says.

Wisconsin Lottery to Drop TV Promotions

9 December 2003

News Brief: Wisconsin Lottery officials say they will no longer broadcast nightly drawings live on television and will stop producing a weekly game show that had aired for more than a decade.

Resolutions Passed on Ho-Chunk DeJope Expansion

27 November 2003

News Brief: The Dane County Board of Supervisors passed two resolutions last night concerning the expansion of Ho-Chunk Nation's DeJope gaming facility in Madison, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin County Casino Referendum Set

25 November 2003

News Brief: The Dane County Board have agreed hold a referendum on whether the Ho-Chunk Nation can expand a bingo hall into a casino.

Wisconsin Officials Upset Over Casino Question Wording

20 November 2003

ws Brief: In asking Dane County voters if they want a casino, County Board members want referendum language that some Madison officials say is biased in favor of gambling.

Wisconsin Casino Audits Postponed

19 November 2003

News Brief: The state will not conduct field audits of Wisconsin's American Indian casinos until state regulators are trained on details of the tribes' new gaming compacts.

Ho-Chunk Nation Makes Deal

18 November 2003

News Brief: The Ho-Chunk Nation will pay Madison and Dane County at least $90 million over the next 12 years if voters approve the tribe's plan to turn a bingo parlor into a full-fledged casino.

Wisconsin Casino May Go to Vote

18 November 2003

News Brief: The Madison City Council is expected to approve a resolution Tuesday asking Dane County to hold a referendum asking voters if they want a casino at DeJope.

Wisconsin Nation Wants to Expand Gambling

3 November 2003

News Brief: The Ho-Chunk Nation plans to enlarge its truck stop stores in Tomah and Wittenberg to make room for new gambling operations by spring.

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