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Federal Judge To Hear Arguments Over Lansing Casino Project

Case May Determine If Lansing Gets Downtown Casino

by Julio Rodriguez  |  Published: Jan 24, 2013  |  

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An Artist's Rendering Of The Proposed Casino ProjectA federal judge is slated to review arguments from both sides of a case that will determine if downtown Lansing gets a casino.

Last year, the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians announced plans to build the Kewadin Lansing Casino adjacent to Lansing’s downtown convention center. The $245 million project is still stuck in the mud, however, because of objections from Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette.

Schuette believes the project violates a gaming compact between the tribe and the state. He has asked the judge to consider an injunction that would prevent the tribe from asking the federal government to take the land into trust.

The tribe has already purchased the land and owns and operates five other casinos in the upper peninsula. They released a statement which called Schuette’s lawsuit “meritless.”

 
 
Tags: Poker Business,   Michigan,   Lansing Casino,   Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,   Tribal Gaming
 
 
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