New law could kill Ho-Chunk Illinois casino plans

Anti-casino activists are lauding a new law which could kill the plans for a proposed Ho-Chunk casino in Lynwood, Ill. -- or anywhere else in the state.

The Native American Gaming Act made it through both houses of the Illinois General Assembly earlier this month to override a late July veto by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The new law requires the governor to submit a request and receive legislative approval before entering into a gaming compact with an American Indian tribe.

The law -- which specifically targets American Indian gaming -- could most immediately effect the Ho-Chunk Nation, which has been working on plans for Illinois' first land-based, American Indian casino on 432 acres in Lynwood, a south Chicago suburb.

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New law could kill Ho-Chunk Illinois casino plans

Anti-casino activists are lauding a new law which could kill the plans for a proposed Ho-Chunk casino in Lynwood, Ill. -- or anywhere else in the state.