The casino itself will be on 139,700 square feet and will encompass 2,200 slot machines and 50 table games. Will host a hotel with 300 rooms, 175,000 square feet of retail space, a 40,000-square-foot water park, a conventionĬenter, and multiple dining outlets. The Ho-Chunk Nation’s desired casino resort is spread on a 73.5-acre parcel along Interstate 39/90 near Beloit and The economy of the Ho-Chunk Nation is no different,” Karena Thundercloud, Vice President, Ho-Chunk Nation “Casinos have been the bedrock of tribal economies across the nation. This happened after in 2018 the federal agency announced it would review the project that had been previously stuck in bureaucracy for years, and then followed through in 2019 by publishing a Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement /EIS/. On Thursday, after almost a year of delay, the tribal integrated resort scheme to be located along Interstate 39/90 in Beloit got the necessary federal approval by the Bureau of Indian Affairs /BIA/.

And while casino operators are busy furloughing workers to cut costs, some new casino projects such as the Ho-Chunk Nation’s $400 million hotel and casino resort in Beloit, Wisconsin, have gained traction. These past few weeks have barely brought positive news related to casinos in the US as all land-based gaming properties, commercial and tribal, have been closed as part of a coordinated effort to contain the spreading menace of the coronavirus.

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