Ho-Chunk Nation defends legality of electronic poker game

Thursday, May 16, 2013  

The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is defending the legality of its electronic poker games.

The tribe installed the games at Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, a Class II facility in DeJope. A February 2009 opinion from the National Indian Gaming Commission confirmed that the machines fall into the Class II category.

“The games are legal," President Jon Greendeer said in a statement to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Class II gaming falls under tribal and federal regulation. But the state is suing the tribe anyway, claiming that the machines should be treated as Class III games.

Get the Story:
Tribal leader vows to fight state's efforts to shut down Madison casino poker room (The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 5/16)

Relevant Documents:
Complaint: Wisconsin v. Ho-Chunk Nation (May 14, 2013)
NIGC Game Classification Opinion: Poker Room (February 26, 2009)

Wisconsin seeks injunction against Ho-Chunk Nation casino (5/15)