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JANUARY 12, 2001

The Forest County Potawatomi filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday seeking to block construction of a casino owned by the by the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin.

The Potawatomi contend that this new casino will have a severe environmental impact. The Bureau of Indian Affairs in their study of the casino concluded that the Menominee casino would not have a significant affect.

The Menominee casino is different from other Indian casinos in the state because the casino will have an 8 percent "net win" instead of the 3 percent "net win" that others currently have. Gov. Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin who reached this deal with the tribe is President-elect George W. Bush's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Potawatomi file suit to block quick approval of competing casino (AP 1/12)

Relevant Links: The Bureau of Indian Affairs - www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
The Menominee Nation - www.menominee.nsn.us
Wisconsin Division of Gaming - www.doa.state.wi.us/gaming/index.asp