Tribe to consider central La. for casino - 2004-01-10
Unless Gov.-elect Kathleen Blanco changes her mind about a reservation casino near Shreveport-Bossier City, the Jena Band of Choctaws will redirect its attempts at having a gambling hall to its home parishes of Grant and LaSalle, the tribe’s chief stated.

In a statement publicized late Wednesday, chief Christine Norris said the tribe was upset with Gov. Mike Foster’s decision to pass on the issue to Blanco, who takes office Monday.

Foster had been negotiating with the tribe for a casino in Logansport, which would compete with state-taxed casinos in Shreveport-Bossier City.
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Federal appeals court to hear case involving Hudson casino - 2004-01-10
A federal appeals court in Chicago will hear arguments later this month in a legal dispute involving three Chippewa tribes' attempts to develop a casino at a defunct greyhound race track 20 miles east of the Twin Cities, a tribal attorney states.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a hearing Jan. 16 in a dispute that centers around the constitutionality of the U.S. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Red Cliff Tribal Attorney Dave Ujke said Wednesday.

At stake were nearly 10 years worth of efforts by three northern Wisconsin bands of the Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe to develop a Las Vegas-style casino near a large population of people.
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