Does Wisconsin need a $1 billion casino? Well, if the Mohegan get their way we will be getting one. In a recent news article, officials associated with the Mohegan Gaming Corporation’s Kenosha project stated that the proposed casino will now cost $1 billion to build. That’s right….ONE BILLION DOLLARS.

But it gets better…if the Mohegan get their $1 billion, Las Vegas-style casino built in Kenosha, they stand to take millions in profit out of Wisconsin and back to Connecticut.

Read the article here: “Might as well call it a billion dollars” Kenosha News, April 24, 2008 http://noeastcoast.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/4-24-08-kenosha20news20-20billion20dollars2042408.pdf


In other news, people in other states are starting to question the Mohegan’s fitness to develop and run casinos.

As we’ve told you before, the Mohegan Gaming Corporation is in the middle of an aggressive expansion strategy to become a national gaming chain. In addition to their Kenosha project, they also operate casinos in Pennsylvania and Connecticut and are looking into building casinos in Washington, Kansas and New York.

Several news stories have surfaced recently that question the Mohegan’s choice of business partners.

According to this story in The Saratogian (New York), their choice of business partners makes you wonder if they should even be running a casino.

Read the article here: “Unfit for Gaming” The Saratogian, April 25, 2008 http://noeastcoast.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/4-25-2008-the-saratogian.pdf

This story from Pocono Record in Pennsylvania claims that the Mohegan have not been upfront with state gaming regulators about their business relationships.

Read the article here: “Mohegan Sun linked to corrupt Wisconsin developer” Pocono Record, May 7, 2008 http://noeastcoast.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/may-7-2008-mohegan-sun-linked-to-corrupt-wisconsin-developer-e28093-pocono-record-pa.pdf


Wisconsin gaming laws were intended to benefit Wisconsin Native American tribes, not out-of-state gaming interests from the East Coast.

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2008-05-20 21:29:23