from WCLO (WI) (1/14):
Tribes hold out hope for Beloit project
by ANN MARIE AMES ( Contact ) Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009
WCLO.com
"BELOIT — A spokesman for the Beloit Casino project said he's so mad he could spit.
And a federal legislator said the application is a victim of "personal bias."
The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs on Tuesday denied an application to develop a tribal casino at Beloit. It's the second time in a week that the federal government rejected proposals for off-reservation gambling projects in southern Wisconsin.
The Bad River and St. Croix Chippewa bands of northern Wisconsin made the application to develop a casino complex in Beloit. The four-page letter of denial cited "serious and far-reaching implications" for the residents of the reservations if large numbers leave the reservation to work at the casino." ...
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