Column: Menominee Nation off-reservation casino goes ignored

Remember the casino?

It used to be a big deal around here. Somehow it has been almost completely ignored during the campaign for governor.

The only hurdle that remains for a tribal casino at the Dairyland Greyhound Park site in Kenosha is a decision by the governor. The Bureau of Indian Affairs gave the project a green light more than a year ago.

But with the latest poll showing incumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker ahead by seven points over Democrat Mary Burke in the race for governor and the election only days away, it’s unlikely there is going to be an announcement about the casino before Election Day.

There are several reasons this issue hasn’t been more prominent, despite the casino representing a lot of jobs and the main issue in the campaign for governor being the state economy.