Ho-Chunk plan to build Beloit casino gets federal approval
April 16, 2020
The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs today notified the Ho-Chunk Nation that the U.S. Department of Interior has approved the tribe's plan to build a casino resort in Beloit, Wisconsin. The 33-acre building site wll be transferred into federal trust for the tribe and allowed gambling under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Before transferring the land into federal trust, the U.S. Department of Interior requires the approval of the Wisconsin governor. In the past Gov. Tony Evers has indicated his support for this casino.
If the governor approves, the Ho-Chunk will decide whether to proceed with the full project in phases or scale back some of the project in light of the planned Hard Rock Casino in nearby Rockford, Illinois.
