Kenosha casino application strong

Last week brought a few stories and some more anti-competition rumors after the BIA rejected 11 Land Into Trust applications and would not act on 11 others because of incomplete information.

We’ve heard some talk about this action and what it might suggest about the Menominee application. Although there are certainly obstacles involved in any off-reservation approval process, the Menominee Indian Tribe believes that its application is solid and strong. We believe it stands apart from other projects and is different in many ways. We firmly believe it deserves federal approval.

Our supporters agree that the Kenosha casino project is important and worthwhile, and we know that introducing casino competition to southeastern Wisconsin would bring significant benefits to the surrounding areas. The Kenosha project is not only in the best interest of the Menominee Tribe, but it will also be a major asset to the Kenosha area and the entire southeastern Wisconsin region.

We’ll continue to monitor the BIA and provide any update when it is available. In the meantime, we’re focused on the 3,000 jobs, the $800 million construction project and additional benefits that the Kenosha project would provide.

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Benefits of competition spread throughout Wisconsin

Menominee Tribal Chair Lisa Waukau knows the benefits that a casino in Kenosha would provide. Not only would the casino provide benefits to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, one of the poorest tribes in the state, but would also bring economic benefits to the state as a whole.

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Oh, Christmas Tree…

With real casino competition in Southeast Wisconsin, the Menominee Indian Tribe would be the largest economic contributor to the Badger State, making more than $2.2 billion in payments to state and local governments over the Kenosha casino’s first 25 years of operations. That’s more than any other Wisconsin business or tribe.

But the Menominee Tribe is already a big part of Wisconsin. Just look and see what the Menominee Tribe is giving the state that has been its home for generations.

Happy Holidays.

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Potawatomi monopoly gets ink in Madison; Las Vegas makes more room for competition

It’s two-fer Wednesday at Casino Competition for Wisconsin. First, check out today’s Wisconsin State Journal, featuring an op-ed on Potawatomi’s regional gaming monopoly.

Second, take a look at this cool video from the Las Vegas Strip, where workers imploded the old New Frontier casino-hotel to make way for an $8 billion resort that will include residences, a luxury hotel, shops…and a brand-new casino. This $8 billion resort is a stone’s throw from the $5 billion in new Las Vegas hotel/casino developments we blogged about last week. Competition continues to bring positive economic development and investment to some communities, and it can do good things for Wisconsin, too.

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Vegas casino expansions prove competition breeds success

A friend of Casino Competition for Wisconsin recently traveled on business to Las Vegas, where a quick walk down the Strip led him past not one, not two, but THREE major casino expansions within just a few blocks.

• Las Vegas Sands Corporation, will open The Palazzo, a luxurious addition to the company’s massive Venetian, next month. The $1.8 billion, 53-story tower will include a 105,000 square foot casino.

• Harrah’s is building a $1 billion expansion to its famed Caesars Palace resort, including 39,000 square feet of additional casino space.

• Wynn Resorts is building the $2.2 billion Wynn Encore Resort – with a brand-new, 72,000-square-foot casino – right next door to its AAA Five Diamond/Mobil Five Star casino resort, Wynn Las Vegas.

These three projects represent a $5 billion investment in one of the most competitive gaming markets in the world – and you don’t invest that kind of money if you don’t think you can make a healthy return. Casino competition seems to be alive and well – and creating jobs, economic opportunities and enhanced tourism – in Las Vegas.

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Milwaukee Biz Blog focus turns to Potawatomi's $5.4 million anti-competition campaign

“A Litany of Greed,” the new white paper putting a price tag of $5.4 million (and counting) on the Forest County Potawatomi’s widespread efforts to block competition and preserve its monopoly, is the subject of Monday’s Small Business Times “Milwaukee Biz Blog."

The Small Business Times piece by Casino Competition for Wisconsin exposes the real “soldiers” in Potawatomi’s war against competition, blogging that "an army of high-priced lobbyists, political pollsters, ad executives, PR experts and lawyers are carrying out Potawatomi's anti-competition battle plan - sadly, even several Milwaukee-area nonprofits beholden to the Potawatomi for funding have been drafted to lend their name to the misguided cause."

You can read the “Milwaukee Biz Blog” for yourself here.

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Milwaukee radio host blasts Potawatomi’s $5.4 million efforts to block competition

“A Litany of Greed,” the new Casino Competition For Wisconsin white paper detailing the Forest County Potawatomi’s $5.4 million (and counting) campaign against competition, is making some waves in Potawatomi’s own off-reservation back yard.

Milwaukee radio talk show host Charlie Sykes used the Litany to blast the Potawatomi’s pro-monopoly crusade on his show Monday morning, telling his listeners, “Almost everything you see and hear attacking that (Kenosha) casino is bankrolled by the Potawatomi.”

Take a listen for yourself.

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