Sunday, July 8, 2007

Watch this space

Congratulations!

You’ve found CasinoCompetitionForWisconsin.com, a blog chronicling the Forest County Potawatomi’s multimillion-dollar effort to block competition, retain the huge monopoly Potawatomi’s Milwaukee casino has held for nearly two decades and kill the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin’s proposed Kenosha casino.

Potawatomi’s battle against potential competition has all the makings of a compelling story:

  • Fantasy: Claims of economic catastrophe that have absolutely no basis in fact
  • Intrigue: A private investigator sniffing around, and high-powered lobbyists trying to change state and federal law
  • Plot twists: Potawatomi decrying the small amount of Kenosha casino money that would go to a Connecticut tribe while heralding their own major business investments outside the Badger State
  • Irony: One of Wisconsin’s richest tribes going all-out to hold down one of Wisconsin’s poorest – despite multiple economic studies that show two competing casinos can flourish in Southeast Wisconsin’s largely untapped gaming market

And that’s just the beginning.

We’ll illustrate it all with links to public documents, news articles, economic studies, video, audio, photos and more. You won’t want to miss this – so please subscribe to our blog and plan to come back often for updates.

To kick things off, listen to what Menominee Tribal Chair Lisa Waukau has to say about the benefits casino competition will bring in terms of jobs and economic opportunity for Wisconsin.




3 comments:

Anonymous said...

GReat site!
It's about time someone called the Potawatomi on it! They've got the deck stacked!

Anonymous said...

I'm finding that I'm one of a growing majority who thinks that Indian gaming is disastrous for Wisconsin. People who can't afford to be in casinos are there regularly, addicted to something that takes food out of their kids mouths, leads to embezzlement from businesses and takes away from important charitable causes.

Anonymous said...

Yes, Keep fighting the good fight. I am sick of government monopolies.