The Winnebago Tribe plans to bid on a commercial gaming license in Iowa.

Ho-Chunk Inc., the tribe's economic development corporation, is working with other partners to build a casino and hotel complex in downtown Sioux City. The facility would be regulated by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.

"This is a huge opportunity for the local community to determine what's best for Sioux City and not have outsiders 1,400 miles away dictate what Sioux City gets," Lance Morgan, the CEO of Ho-Chunk Inc., told The Sioux City Journal.

An application is due November 1, according to documents on the commission's web site. A decision isn't expected until April 2013.

The tribe operates a Class III facility on trust lands in Iowa. The state of Nebraska has refused to negotiate for Class III games.

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