Ho-Chunk Gaming Beloit - 2022 News Archive

Beloit receives $13M to improve roads around future casino

August 19, 2022

The Ho-Chunk Nation and City of Beloit have been working together to ensure public infrastructure around the future casino will adequately support the expected increase in visitors.

$13M federal grant to improve roads around Beloit casino
Courtesy of Eyewitness News WTVO WQRF, Aug 10, 2022. Available from YouTube

To support the increase in traffic, the federal government has granted $13 million to the City of Beloit for road improvement and installment of traffic lights. Ho-Chunk Nation will provide additional funds to complete projects.

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Beloit casino receives final approval

May 18, 2022

Ho-Chunk Nation's Beloit Casino project is now greenlighted for construction after receiving final approval from the federal government last week. Gov. Tony Evers granted state approval for the casino back in March 2021.

Beloit's Ho-Chunk casino wins final approval - Courtesy of Eyewitness News WTVO WQRF, May 13, 2022. Available from YouTube

The $705 million Beloit casino complex will include a hotel, convention center and a water park.

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Beloit casino project status (April 2022)

April 8, 2022

The Ho-Chunk Nation has final approvals from both the federal and state governments to build a $705 million casino on a 32-acre site adjacent to Interstate 39/90 near Willowbrook and Colley roads.

Soil samples were taken last October which will determine the final project design. As that work proceeds the U.S. Department of Interior is preparing to transfer the casino land into federal trust for the tribe.

"The Nation anticipates that the final hurdle, the Interior taking the land into trust, will happen soon. So we are still hoping for a groundbreaking this year,"

- Ryan Greendeer, Ho-Chunk Public Information Officer

Greendeer also confirmed an amendment to add sports betting to the tribe's compact agreement is underway with the state. Last December the Ho-Chunk announced plans to allow sports betting at all of its gaming facilities in Wisconsin.

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