MichiganLansing Casino
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Proposed Lansing casino meets roadblocks
(5/21/2012)
(Michigan) -- A proposed casino in downtown Lansing continues to face hurdles in its approved construction, following a letter from the Michigan Department of Attorney...
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AG Taking Stand Against Lansing Casino
(5/17/2012)
(Michigan) -- The letter Attorney General Bill Schuette sent to Washington is a big blow to plans for Lansing's proposed casino. In it, he explains his failed...
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AG's Office Submits Letter Opposing Casino To Federal Officials
(5/17/2012)
(Michigan) -- Earlier this week, Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette's office wrote a letter to federal officials concerning the proposed Lansing casino.
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Attorney General says don't bet on Lansing casino
(5/17/2012)
(Michigan) -- Michigan's Attorney General is taking steps to stop plans by a northern Michigan Indian tribe to bring the one armed bandits to Lansing.
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Lansing casino opposed by Attorney General's office in letter to feds
(5/17/2012)
(Michigan) -- The state attorney general’s office has sent a letter to the federal government urging officials to deny a forthcoming request by an Upper Peninsula...
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Michigan attorney general issues letter opposing Kewadin Lansing Casino
(5/17/2012)
(Michigan) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office sent a letter to the federal government opposing plans for a $245-million casino that a Upper...
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State A.G. Expresses 'Grave' Concern Over Lansing Casino Proposal
(5/17/2012)
(Michigan) -- The state continues its opposition to an Upper Peninsula tribe’s proposal to build a casino in downtown Lansing. State Attorney General Bill Schuette...
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State AG letter questions legality of proposed Lansing casino
(5/17/2012)
(Michigan) -- Michigan says the proposed $245 million Kewadin Lansing Casino is in violation of both state and federal law, according to a letter from the office of Atty...
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State AG officially wades into Lansing casino fight
(5/17/2012)
(Michigan) -- State Attorney General Bill Schuette has officially lodged his opposition to a proposed Lansing casino with the federal government. The attorney general...
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Tribal Members OK Lansing Casino
(5/8/2012)
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians voted to approve plans to open a casino in Lansing Thursday, May 3. Tribe members approved the...
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Sault tribe members approve Lansing casino plan
(5/5/2012)
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians have approved a proposal to seek federal permission to open a $245 million casino in downtown...
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It's official. Sault Tribe members approve Lansing Casino
(5/4/2012)
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians voted to approve a referendum that supports the Tribe’s plan to seek federal approval to...
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Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, Sault Tribe Chairman react to tribe's vote on Lansing casino
(5/4/2012)
(Michigan) -- After a tribal referendum on the proposed Kewadin Lansing casino resulted in the project moving forward, Lansing mayor Virg Bernero and Sault Ste. Marie...
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Sault Tribe Approves Lansing Casino
(5/4/2012)
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians have approved building a casino in downtown Lansing. The resolution made allows the tribe to buy...
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Lansing casino approved by Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
(5/3/2012)
(Michigan) -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians approved a plan to build a $245 million casino in downtown Lansing by a vote of approximately 3,900 to 2,300...
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Lansing casino gains support of Sault tribe
(5/3/2012)
(Michigan) -- A proposed tribal casino in downtown Lansing is on its way forward tonight after members of an Upper Peninsula American Indian tribe supported a decision...
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Sault tribe members approve Lansing casino plan
(5/3/2012)
(Michigan) -- Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians have approved a proposal to seek federal permission to open a $245 million casino in downtown...
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Tribe votes in favor of Lansing casino project
(5/3/2012)
(Michigan) -- A majority of Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians members have voted in favor of their tribe building a casino in downtown Lansing. The vote clears...
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Tribal vote on Lansing casino project nearing an end
(4/29/2012)
(Michigan) -- Voting wraps up this week in a referendum that may decide if plans for a casino in downtown Lansing can move forward. Ballots were mailed to 14 thousand...
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Lansing Casino petitioner announces Sault Tribe chairperson candidacy
(4/25/2012)
(Michigan) -- Today, Aaron Payment, the former elected chairperson/ CEO for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians officially announced his candidacy for the...
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Bernero Visits U.P. on Cusp of Tribe’s Lansing Casino Vote
(4/17/2012)
(Michigan) -- With the fate of the proposed $245 million Kewadin Lansing Casino in the hands of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians registered voters, Lansing...
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OP/ED: Lansing Casino will degrade and demean region
(4/13/2012)
(Michigan) -- Casino — a word chosen to provide sheep’s clothing for the wolf gambling den predesigned to profit from every dollar spent there. It pays out...
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Casino Effort Moves One Step Further
(4/12/2012)
(Michigan) -- The effort to bring a casino to downtown Lansing moves one step closer to reality. The Sault Saint Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians is mailing out ballots...
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Sault tribe voting starts on Lansing casino plan
(4/12/2012)
(Michigan) -- A tribal referendum on a proposed downtown Lansing casino begins today. Ballots will be sent today to registered voters in the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of...
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Mining & Drilling
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Tribal members meet at mining forum
(5/11/2012)
(Michigan) -- Friday started the two day tribal mining forum at the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College in Baraga. This is the first ever tribal mining forum hosted by...
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Tribe from Michigan's Upper Peninsula say mines violate rights
(5/7/2012)
(Michigan) -- A Central Upper Peninsula Indian tribe is asking the United Nations to help curb sulfide mining in the Upper Great Lakes. The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community...
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Tribes Appeal To United Nations Over U.P. Mines
(5/2/2012)
(Michigan) -- A tribe in the Upper Peninsula is appealing to the United Nations in an effort to restrain sulfide mining. The tribe hopes to strengthen its position...
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Internet Cafes
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Mich. Internet cafes closed
(5/8/2012)
(Michigan) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced an agreement on Thursday with Innovative Entertainment of Michigan to close eight Internet sweepstakes...
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AG shuts down Internet gambling cafes
(5/3/2012)
(Michigan) -- Two Grand Rapids "Internet Sweepstakes Cafes" were shut down in an agreement between the Attorney General Bill Schuette's office and the...
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Attorney for Internet sweepstakes cafe company contends the cafes are legal, but attorney general thinks otherwise
(5/3/2012)
(Michigan) -- An attorney for an Internet sweepstakes café company contends his client’s operations are legal, contrary to Attorney General Bill Schuette’s...
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See where 8 Internet sweepstakes cafes closed at behest of Michigan attorney general, who says they're 'unregulated pop-up casinos'
(5/3/2012)
(Michigan) -- Eight Internet sweepstakes cafes have agreed to close in light of an investigation by Attorney General Bill Schuette. The cafes sold Internet access to...
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Two Lansing-area internet sweepstakes cafes among those halting operations
(5/3/2012)
(Michigan) -- The company that licenses and supplies eight casino-style Internet sweepstakes cafes, including one in Holt and another in Lansing, has agreed to halt...
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Michigan Gaming
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Snyder creates unit in Gaming Control Board to investigate crimes
(5/3/2012)
(Michigan) -- Gov. Rick Snyder issued an executive order today to establish a criminal investigations unit inside the state Gaming Control Board.
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LETTER: City, county should fight for a casino [2nd Item]
(4/25/2012)
(Michigan) -- To the Port Huron City Council and the St. Clair County Board of Commissioners: I’ve been waiting for the promise of a Port Huron casino to be...
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Michigan Casino Moguls Assisted by the State Powers
(4/24/2012)
(Michigan) -- The state of Michigan has its own niche when it comes to gambling. Lots of it is state-owned and attempts to compete bring the state powers to crack down...
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Full road panel payment approved
(4/22/2012)
(Michigan) -- Satisfied that the cost of road work last year through Pine Creek Reservation need not be shared with other county taxpayers, the FireKeepers Local Revenue...
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Tribal company draws on the sun to generate power - and jobs
(4/22/2012)
(Michigan) -- A blend of sunshine and enterprise is generating power — and jobs — for a growing number of area residents. The evidence is visible to folks...
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Four Winds New Buffalo to Host a Job Fair on Saturday May 5
(4/19/2012)
(Michigan) -- Four Winds® New Buffalo is pleased to announce that it will host a job fair on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern, at New Buffalo High...
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Editorial: Reasons to be skeptical about a Grand Rapids casino (editorial, with poll)
(4/14/2012)
(Michigan) -- All the buzz surrounding the possibility of a casino near downtown Grand Rapids has plenty of people asking: Would such a development be a jackpot or a...
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Cliff Schrader: Port Huron missing in action from Michigan's casino quest
(4/13/2012)
(Michigan) -- It looks as if Port Huron — the entire Blue Water Area in fact — got kicked to the curb again. While the Port Huron City Council and the St....
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OUR VIEW — Don't use 'economic development' argument to justify more casinos
(4/12/2012)
(Michigan) -- Two groups are seeking to qualify ballot measures for the November election that could authorize a combined 15 new casinos in Michigan, adding to the 25...
9 Total Articles on this Issue
Gun Lake
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U.S. Supreme Court debates tribal casino lawsuit
(4/30/2012)
(Michigan) -- Several U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed troubled last week at the thought of letting a lawsuit move forward that aims to shut down an already opened...
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BLOG: Initial Commentary on Salazar/Gun Lake v. Patchak
(4/25/2012)
(Michigan) -- The first remarkable point about today’s argument is that Justice Scalia appeared to come to the rescue of counsel for Patchak four times , and by...
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OP/ED: Talk About High Stakes
(4/24/2012)
(Michigan) -- A ten-year old lawsuit challenging the U.S. Government’s right to put the land under the Gun Lake Casino into trust will be heard by the U.S. Supreme...
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In the Cards: Gun Lake Casino allows children to dine at Sandhill Cafe
(4/11/2012)
(Michigan) -- I noticed the signs along the expressway, allowing kids to dine out at the Sandhill Cafe at the Gun Lake Casino, and I wondered: How is this going to work?
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Illinois Gaming
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Will Latest Legislation Give Horse Racing A Leg Up In Industry?
(4/30/2012)
(Michigan) -- A new effort is underway to prop-up Michigan’s horse racing industry. WWJ’s Brian Larsen reports that the recent legislation that cleared a...
1 Article on this Issue
Muskegon Casino
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Muskegon County casino confusion grows with ballot signature-gathers locally
(4/30/2012)
(Michigan) -- Tribal and local governmental officials who support the opening of a casino in Muskegon County are concerned that some local residents may be inadvertently...
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Native Voices
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PETOSKY: Less Than Blood Quantum
(4/26/2012)
(Michigan) -- We know the statement "blood quantum" was made and defined for us. There are many of us who are fortunate enough to have stayed connected or...
1 Article on this Issue
Sweepstakes Gaming
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Michigan's Top Cop Declares Sweeps Videos To Be Illegal Gambling
(4/20/2012)
(Michigan) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced on April 17 that the state's Alcohol & Gambling Enforcement Division had issued formal "...
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Bay Mills Casino
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Report says May hearing to reopen Bay Mills Indian Community casino at Vanderbilt may be postponed
(4/11/2012)
(Michigan) -- A May court hearing that could allow the Bay Mills Indian Community to reopen a Vanderbilt casino may be delayed, according to this report in the Petosky...
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Other News
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Lottery winner who stayed on food stamps waives court hearing
(5/22/2012)
(Michigan) -- A Detroit-area woman who authorities say continued to get food stamps despite winning a Michigan lottery jackpot has waived a key court hearing.
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Soaring Eagle Waterpark celebrates grand opening
(5/21/2012)
(Michigan) -- Though built to house water slides, cabanas, hotel rooms and pools, the Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel has the potential to offer more than water-based...
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Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel nearing Grand Opening
(5/15/2012)
(Michigan) -- “The name Anishinaabe covers a phylum of native American people, underneath that phylum is the Ojibwe. Biish is the water. The thing about it is, in...
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Soaring Eagle Waterpark hopes to attract local families for "fun-cation" close to home
(5/15/2012)
(Michigan) -- Guests at the newly opened Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel in Mt. Pleasant will never forget that they are near water. Splashes of bright turquoise and...
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Historical documents reveal location of local Native American burial sites
(5/15/2012)
(Michigan) -- The May 2 discovery of a partial human skull, jawbone and other bones on the banks of the AuSable River by a Michigan Department of Transportation...
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'White Buffalo' relives myth in time of need
(5/15/2012)
(Michigan) -- What is the power of myth, and what does the hand of God look like? Is absolution itself a miracle? Playwright Don Zolitis comes at those cosmic questions...
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Sault gets first casino cash of 2012
(5/13/2012)
(Michigan) -- The City of Sault Ste. Marie has received its first commission statement from Casino Sault Ste. Marie for 2012. The unaudited results for the first quarter...
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Commentary: In Praise of Native Mothers
(5/13/2012)
(Michigan) -- We know within many tribes and communities, women are the driving forces behind change and progress. They are not simply Native women. They are our mothers...
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Firekeepers Casino on Mothers Day 2012? Check out the buffet!
(5/12/2012)
(Michigan) -- I was in Battle Creek yesterday, and I thought...I have not been to Firekeepers Casino in a long time. I should stop by to see what they have going on for...
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Digital signage in gaming: Four Winds Interactive gains access to JCM casino clients
(5/10/2012)
(Michigan) -- Four Winds Interactive looks set to strengthen its presence in the casino digital signage market after signing a deal with JCM Global that will make Four...
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Tribe to cleanse tainted site by planting trees
(5/9/2012)
(Michigan) -- A northern Michigan Indian tribe will plant thousands of black willows on a contaminated site, hoping the trees will help cleanse the area by pulling toxic...
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Casino work underway in Michigan Soo (photo)
(5/8/2012)
(Michigan) -- Construction work began this week on Ring Road at Kewadin Casinos Sault Ste. Marie, Michelle Bouschor of the casino tells SooToday.com News. The project,...
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Outreach Addresses Tribal Transportation on Reservations
(5/7/2012)
(Michigan) -- John Velat, director of Michigan Tech’s Tribal Technical Assistance Program, has just returned from Washington, DC, Dallas, Seattle, and New York,...
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Four Winds Casino holds job fair to fill 300 positions
(5/6/2012)
(Michigan) -- A Michiana business is now hiring for 300 positions. Saturday hundreds of local residents showed up to a job fair hoping to land one of those gigs.
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A History of the Chippewa and Ottawa, by One of Their Own
(5/6/2012)
(Michigan) -- For more than two centuries, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians suffered under European domination. But they ultimately emerged as one...
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Robbery suspect arrested at casino
(5/5/2012)
(Michigan) -- A man who police believe rolled the dice and robbed a local bank faces the legal equivalent of snake eyes after authorities nabbed him at a local casino.
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Michigan horse race bills aim to stabilize industry
(5/3/2012)
(Michigan) -- The state Legislature is nearing the finish line on legislation that would place a 15 percent tax on race track commissions from emerging high-tech forms...
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Chippewa Tribe Votes On Lansing Casino
(5/2/2012)
(Michigan) -- Thursday is the final day for members of the Sault Saint Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to vote on the proposed Kewadin Casino in Lansing. Tribal...
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Soaring Eagle water park hires more than 200 people for operations
(5/1/2012)
(Michigan) -- There are approximately 200 more people employed in the Mt. Pleasant area thanks to the soon-to-be-open Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel.
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Eitrem, Payment To Run for Tribal Chairmanship
(5/1/2012)
(Michigan) -- With a large number of candidates running for tribal office in the Sault Ste. Marie area (Unit 1) and the St. Ignace area (Unit 3), the Sault Ste. Marie...
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