The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin announced plans on Monday to build an off-reservation casino in a suburb of Chicago.
The 432-acre facility is being billed as the largest gaming facility in the country. The tribe plans a hotel, water park, movie theater, museum and casino with 3,000 slot machines and 100 table games. The project is expected to cost between $700 to 800 million.
Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-Illinois) said he would introduce legislation to approve the project, thereby bypassing the normal procedure for off-reservation land acquisitions. The tribe would still need to negotiate a Class III compact with the state.
Get the Story:Ho-Chunk rolls dice on Lynwood casino (The Munster Times 5/4)
Tribal casino proposed for 432-acre Lynwood site (The Chicago Tribune 5/4)
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