Menominees Plan Casino Expansion
A local Indian tribe has big plans for casino expansion — $80 million big. The Menominee Casino-Bingo-Hotel in Keshena has added on in bits and pieces before in the 26 years since the bingo hall first opened, but this is its first major renovation. FOX 11’s Becky DeVries has balanced coverage of why the tribe says the upgrade is needed.
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