$18M Oglala Sioux casino expansion stalled

MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2003

Plans for an $18 million expansion of the Oglala Sioux Tribe's casino have stalled, The Rapid City Journal reports.

President John Yellow Bird Steele said the cost was too high. He terminated a contract that would have found investors for the expansion and is now looking to other tribes for assistance. He also said the tribe is interested in building a second casino.

The project broke ground last October. Phase I would have been completed by late 2003. Some tribal council members are frustrated with the delays and say politics have stalled the project.

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