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Wisconsin Dog Track Wants Compact Ruled Unconstitutional

WISCONSIN – As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "Dairyland Greyhound Park has asked the state Supreme Court to rule that the compact Gov. Jim Doyle reached with the Forest County Potawatomi last week is unconstitutional. Doyle signed a new agreement with the Potawatomi 18 months after the court ruled that he had overstepped his authority by reaching an earlier deal with the tribe, whose Milwaukee casino is the most lucrative in the state.

"Dairyland attorney Stephen Morgan has asked the court to throw out the new Potawatomi compact because it would allow the tribe to continue to offer poker, roulette and craps, all of which hadn't been allowed under an earlier compact. In its ruling last year, the Supreme Court said Doyle couldn't sign a deal that allowed those games because of a 1993 amendment to the state constitution barring the expansion of gambling.

"The Kenosha greyhound track filed its motion late Monday as part of its lawsuit contending all Indian casinos in Wisconsin are operating illegally because of the 1993 constitutional amendment. Morgan asked the court to deem the new compact unconstitutional.

"The court had been expected to rule on the suit by year's end, but that could be pushed into next year if the justices decide to rule on the validity of the new Potawatomi compact.

"…Doyle said Tuesday that he had not been updated on the latest development but was confident the state would prevail…"

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