Tony Evers signed off on the plan more than a year ago. The tribe then purchased land in 2009 and has been working to win federal and state approval to build a casino at the site since 2012, while Gov. Voters in Beloit first approved the project in a 1999 referendum. “There’s been some skepticism about the timeline because of the Nation’s reliance on the federal processes but we’ve been confident in the project’s viability and look forward to a bright future for Beloit, the state of Wisconsin, and the Ho-Chunk Nation,” Vice President Karena Thundercloud with the Ho-Chunk Nation said, according to Associated Press. The venue is expected to produce 3,000 construction jobs and 1,300 permanent jobs. The tribe intends to build a complex which would feature one of the largest casinos in the state -with 2,000 slot games and 50 gaming tables-, in addition to a 300-room hotel with more than 45,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, five restaurants, and a 40,000 square foot indoor waterpark. The agency has greenlighted the plan, which was forwarded on Friday and places about 33 acres of land -located near the intersection of Willowbrook and Colley roads and adjacent to Interstate 39/90- i nto trust for the project.

The Ho-Chunk Nation’s application for a casino in Beloit, Wisconsin, has now been approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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