Lac du Flambeau tribe may face long wait for off-reservation casino Tweet Story By Ben Meyer





SHULLSBURG, WI - Members of one Northwoods Indian tribe hope to build a new casino in a far corner of Wisconsin.



The Lac du Flambeau tribe and the city of Shullsburg signed two agreements to build a casino in the small southwestern Wisconsin community.



The tribe has been looking at building in Shullsburg for at least a decade.



Their plan calls for a casino, hotel, event center, campground, and sportsman's club.



But it still has major obstacles before it can begin building.



The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs must approve the plans.



If it does, Wisconsin's governor would need to sign off.



"What we're trying to balance is the need for an interest in jobs in one part of the state, while at the same time not losing jobs, whether it's in Milwaukee, or Forest, or Sauk, or even Dane County, where other tribal operations are, and making sure the state doesn't lose money," said Gov. Scott Walker at a stop in Eagle River this week.



Another Wisconsin casino case hints that Shullsburg casino supporters might need to wait a long time for approval.



The Menominee tribe had to wait for years before getting federal approval for a casino in Kenosha.



Now they're waiting for Walker's approval.



If he uses the time he's asked for, Walker will have taken a year and a half to decide on the Kenosha casino.



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