Casino Would Create 1,300 Jobs And Bring $47 Mln A Year - 2004-01-23
The first of two studies on the possible impact of a casino in Dane County was published Monday, estimating that turning DeJope Bingo Hall into a casino would create more than 1,300 jobs and bring $47 million a year to the community.

The $18,000 study was commissioned in early December by the Ho-Chunk Nation-funded Coalition for Fair Indian Gaming and Revenue Sharing Agreements.

"A local anti-casino group, No Dane Casino, will release its study of the potential influence of a casino.
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Casino tax fight leans to courts - 2004-01-23
Negotiations in a months-long quarrel between Madera County and the Chukchansi Indian tribe over a multimillion-dollar property tax bill appear to
have ended with both sides saying legal action is probable.

The county and the tribe have been working since last spring to reach an agreement concerning the tax status of the land beneath the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino.

Madera County Tax Assessor Thomas Kidwell has maintained that the tribe owes property tax because the land is held in a simple fee status, the same designation that applies to the average homeowner.
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