Sault Ste. Marie Tribe announces off-reservation casino plans

Monday, January 23, 2012  

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians plans to open a $245 million off-reservation casino in Lansing, Michigan.

The tribe and the city are holding a press conference today to discuss the development. News reports said the 125,000- square-foot facility would feature as many as 3,000 slot machines and 48 table games next to the Lansing Center.

The project is already facing opposition. The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe has hired Phil Hogen, the former leader of the National Indian Gaming Commission, to fight the casino.

Get the Story:
Tribe plans Lansing casino (The Detroit News 1/23)
Tribe's plans for a new casino in Lansing could transform struggling city (The Detroit Free Press 1/23)
Plans call for $245M casino in downtown Lansing (AP 1/23)
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, Sault Ste. Marie tribe announce plans for $245 million casino in downtown Lansing (The Lansing News 1/23)
Lansing casino plan includes 2,200 jobs (The Lansing State Journal 1/23)
Saginaw Chippewas say they will 'vehemently' oppose proposed downtown Lansing casino (The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun 1/23)
'3-fer' (The Lansing City Pulse 1/22)

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