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Wyoming Tribe Moves Forward with Casino

LANDER, Wyoming – As reported by the Jackson-Hole Star Tribune: "With Wednesday's approval of a gambling compact with the state of Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe can now move forward with a lot of key decisions concerning its plans for Wind River Indian Reservation casinos, a tribal leader said.

"Eastern Shoshone Business Council Chairman Ivan Posey said decisions about where to build casinos, what architect to hire and more are still pending.

"Posey has previously said he'd like to focus on developing a casino as well as other recreation facilities, such as a golf course, campgrounds or movie theater all designed to target tourists traveling to and from Yellowstone National Park to the north.

"…Wyoming Attorney General Pat Crank, who led the state's negotiating team, said the compact is as close as identical to the Northern Arapaho Tribe's compact with the federal government as he could make it…"

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