The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians easily won approval for a casino agreement in South Bend, Indiana.
The city's common
council voted unanimously to approve the memorandum
of understanding on Monday night, according to news reports.
The deal brings local support to the proposed casino at the tribe's land-into-trust site.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is still reviewing the environmental impact statement for the project but nothing overt has occurred in over a year. There is no timeline for a decision.
The tribe operates three gaming facilities in Michigan. The casino in Indiana would be the first of its kind in the state.
Get the Story:
South Bend council approves casino deal
(The South Bend Tribune 4/12)
Council OKs Casino, Tribal Village Agreement
(Inside Indiana Business 4/12)
SB Common Council unanimously votes in favor of Pokagon casino agreement
(WNDU 4/12)
$P Federal Register Notices:
Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians Fee-to-Trust Transfer for Tribal Village and Casino, City of South Bend,
St. Joseph County, Indiana (March 12, 2015)
Notice
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Pokagon
Band Tribal Village Fee-to-Trust Acquisition and Casino Project in the City of
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN (August 24, 2012)
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