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Wisconsin Bill Will Stifle Tribal Casinos

MADISON, Wisconsin – As reported by the Green Bay Press-Gazette: "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.

"The bill, which passed the Assembly 59-37 in an early-morning vote Wednesday, would modify current federal requirements that call for the governor to sign off on, or reject, any proposed off-reservation casino in the state that has been approved by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.

"…The 11 Wisconsin tribes have mixed views about off-reservation gambling.

"The Forest County Potawatomi, which was the first of three tribes nationally to gain approval for off-reservation gambling, has opposed the proposed Kenosha site, based mainly on the financial hardship it says would be created for its own off-reservation casino in Milwaukee.

"Gerald Danforth, chairman of the Oneida Tribe of Indians, said the Oneidas have no plans to expand gambling outside their reservation and that the tribe has not taken a strong stand either way…"

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