A group of non-Indian developers is weighing its next move after Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) expressed strong opposition to off-reservation gaming.
The Sleeping Giant Group wants to build a casino in the northwestern part of the state. A tribal partner, however, has yet to be identified. “It sharpens the question for potential Indian tribal partners,” developer Steve Hofman told The Steamboat Pilot & Today. “What the governor said was as much a message to them as it was to us.” The Ute Tribe of Utah is also considering an off-reservation casino in northwest Colorado. Get the Story: