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Cherokee get pushback on recent Indiana purchase Cherokee get pushback on recent Indiana purchase By The December purchase of a Caesars Indiana Casino was meant to bring long term prosperity to the North Carolina-based Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (ECBI). But a portion of the tribe are now objecting to how it went down, fearful that it may give away long term control of their resources. 14 tribal members, with two Tribal Council members and a former principal chief, are attempting to reverse the December 17 vote that allowed the purchase of the casino. They point to section 16 of the Tri...

Nebraska Casinos To Launch In Late 2021 The State Voted To Allow For Casino-Style Gambling, Including Poker, At Already Existing Horse Racing Tracks In November by Steve Schult  |  Published: Dec 21, 2020 Expanded gambling will launch in Nebraska in late 2021 with full-scale casino gambling scheduled to launch in early 2022, according to one of the largest operators in the state. Ho-Chunk, Inc., the incorporated version of the Ho-Chunk tribe, which operates three existing horse racing tracks in the state, announced that it has launched a separate division of the company to operate the new...

Casino gaming in Nebraska takes another step forward Unmute WINNEBAGO, Neb. (KTIV) - In November, Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved casino-style gambling at the state's horse racing tracks. Now, that effort has taken another step forward. Ho-Chunk, Inc., which is the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, launched a new division called WarHorse Gaming LLC. It will operate and manage the three new casinos Ho-Chunk, Inc., hopes to open next year. WarHorse Gaming will develop the casinos at the state-licensed horse-racing tracks in Omaha,...

Editor's note: The Journal today continues its countdown of the Top 10 Stories of 2020 in Siouxland, as chosen by Journal staff. The countdown will resume in Wednesday's print edition. The No. 1 story will be revealed on Dec. 27, and the Journal's annual Newsmaker of the Year will be named on Jan. 3. SIOUX CITY -- Two long-awaited downtown projects came to fruition in 2020 -- the renovation of The Warrior Hotel into Sioux City's first Marriott Autograph Hotel and the completion of the Siouxland Expo Center. The Warrior sat vacant for more than three decades, before Lew Weinberg partnered with...

Haaland nomination to Interior Department ‘an unprecedented nod to Indian country’ Joseph Morton and Jessica Wehrman Cq-Roll Call As the chief executive officer of Ho-Chunk, Inc., the economic development corporation owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Lance Morgan says he knows who makes the big decisions in an organization. That’s why he was pleased Thursday to learn Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., will be nominated by President-elect Joe Biden as the first Native American to lead the Interior Department. After all, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, located within the department, answers ...