- The Mayor of Milwaukee is opposing the new Kenosha casino in its final stages of approval.
- Officials in Kenosha support the project, citing job creation and economic growth.
- The proposal is currently in a 30-day public comment period before a final decision.
MILWAUKEE – With the new Menominee Tribe casino project that would bring Hard Rock Casino to Kenosha up for approval, the Mayor of Milwaukee expressed his opposition against the project.
Mayor Cavalier Johnson states that the Potawatomi Hotel and Casino is already in the southeastern region and that the area is in no need of another legal casino.
“In southeast Wisconsin, the Potawatomi Hotel and Casino already serves this area,” he said in an
interview with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “We don’t need another casino.”
On the contrary, officials in Kenosha are all for the project, including the city mayor, David Bogdala, who expressed a major opportunity for regional economic growth with over 1,000 permanent jobs created and an estimated $332 million in annual economic output for the city.
All comments were made during the 30-day public comment period, which comes to an end on April 12th, before a final decision is made on the new Wisconsin casino.
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Outside of the new casino project, there have been some ruffles for the online sports betting bill that is in the final stages of approval.
With the bill already in the hands of Governor Tony Evers to sign, he holds back with eight of 11 tribes on board, excluding the Menominee, Oneida, and Lac Du Flambeau tribes.