The Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians plans to spend $100 million to build an off-reservation casino in Michigan.
The casino will feature 1,700 slot machines, 30 table games and a hotel with up to 260 rooms. The project will create 1,100 direct and indirect jobs, according to the tribe.
The tribe presented plans for the casino at a hearing last week. Another hearing is expected on June 9, The Muskegon Chronicle reported.
The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe,
the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of
Potawatomi Indians and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians oppose the casino.
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Little River Band of Ottawa Indians tribe pushes Fruitport casino as economic generator
(The Muskegon Chronicle 5/30)
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Another hearing scheduled on Little River Band casino plan
Monday, May 31, 2010
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