Shakopees award grant for Cheyenne River bingo

Thursday, July 21, 2005  

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota has awarded a $1 million grant to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota for a bingo hall.

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe plans to build a 7,000-square-foot facility in Eagle Butte. Construction is set to start in September with a grand opening tentatively set for Christmas.

The Shakopee Tribe, owners of a successful casino in the Twin Cities, has loaned and donated millions to tribes and Indian organizations.

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CRST gets grant for bingo hall (The Rapid City Journal 7/21)