Kenosha Casino Draws Supporters

WISCONSIN – As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "A plan to bring a tribal casino and entertainment complex to Kenosha drew a crowd of about 500 mostly staunch supporters Tuesday night, who stressed one main theme in urging federal officials to approve the plan - jobs.

"The Menominee tribe's $808 million project was repeatedly held out as a lifeline to a community battered by plant closings and job losses in recent decades.

"A series of speakers, many sporting bright red hats that read 'Kenosha Casino, Community Approved,' beseeched U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs officials to look favorably on the plan to carve out 123 acres of federal trust land for the casino. The hearing on the project was held at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center.

"…Construction workers, several from Milwaukee, also offered support and praise for the Menominee tribe's agreement to permit union workers at the casino - a rarity for tribal gambling operations…"