Papers filed for Iowa casino near South Dakota

Tuesday, November 10, 2009  

AnKehl Management filed an application for a $100 million casino near Larchwood, Iowa, close to the South Dakota state line.

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is worried about the impact of the project. The tribe's study estimated that South Dakota residents will spend $55 million a year at the casino, and that the state will lose $18 million a year in video lottery revenues.

The tribe's Royal River Casino depends on business from the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, area, about a half-hour drive from Larchwood, Iowa.

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