Ho-Chunk Nation seeks road grant for off-reservation casino

Wednesday, April 23, 2014  

The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is supporting a road grant request for its proposed off-reservation casino.

The tribe wants to build a casino in Beloit. The city has applied for a grant from the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program to make road upgrades near the site.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is preparing an environmental impact statement for the project. If it's approved, the state governor will have veto authority under the two-part determination provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

The site in Beloit is about 50 miles from the tribe's nearest gaming facility in Madison.

Get the Story:
Council sets sites on casino grant (The Beloit Daily News 4/23)

Federal Register Notice:
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Ho-Chunk Nation Beloit Casino Project, City of Beloit, Rock County, WI (November 26, 2012)

Wisconsin city pays tribes $50K in failed casino land deal (01/20)
Opinion: Ho-Chunk off-reservation casino won't benefit state (12/12)
Ho-Chunk Nation remains confident of off-reservation casino (10/30)