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Casinos: Potawatomi Bids For Waukegan Location, Ho-Chunk Waits For Beloit Decision

08.22.2019 - By WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPRPlay

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You may see more casinos popping up in Illinois in the next year or two. Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed legislation allowing a massive expansion of gambling in the state. It includes new casino developments in Waukegan and Rockford, just over the Wisconsin border. At least one Native American tribe in Wisconsin has put in a bid to develop a casino in Illinois. The Forest County Potawatomi currently operates the Potawatomi Hotel and Casino in Milwaukee, its only off-reservation venue. Now,

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