Mohegan commitment to Menominee, Kenosha and Wisconsin draws more praise

A few weeks ago, a great letter to the editor in the Kenosha News effectively shot down the silly criticisms the competition-fearing Potawatomi have been spouting about the Mohegan Tribe, which is helping Wisconsin’s Menominee Tribe get the Kenosha casino project up and running. Today, the letter writer, a Kenosha businessman, outlines his thoughts even further in a thoughtful commentary on Small Business Times’ Milwaukee Biz Blog.

It’s worth reading.

You’ll recall that as part of their multimillion-dollar scheme to fend off competition and hang on to their monopoly, the Potawatomi have taken every possible opportunity to blast the Mohegan Tribe because it is – brace yourself – from Connecticut.

The Potawatomi apparently don’t want outsiders playing in Wisconsin’s business market, making nuisances of themselves by helping:

• create 3,000 jobs for Wisconsin residents
• raise billions of dollars in revenue for state and local governments
• contribute millions to local schools
• purchase hundreds of millions of dollars in local goods and services every year; and more.

Perish the thought.

Fortunately, people like this letter writer and others are seeing through Potawatomi’s anti-competition tactics. They’re recognizing the value a solid corporate citizen like the Mohegan Tribe – and its support of a very large, very poor tribe like Wisconsin’s Menominee – will bring to our state.

Join the call for real casino competition in Wisconsin by signing our online petition.