The city council in Lansing, Michigan, approved plans for an off-reservation casino by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
The city voted 7-1 to sell property in downtown Lansing for the $245 million development. Three other issues related to the project were also approved. “I believe this vote will stand the test of time,” Mayor Virg Bernero, who supports the casino, said at the council meeting, The Lansing State Journal reported.. “You put us in the game, and for this I thank you.” The vote came after the Protect MI Vote, a coalition that includes the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe and the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians, released a poll that shows a majority of Michigan voters oppose off-reservation gaming. Get the Story: