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Federal BIA environmental impact study passes Kenosha casino project

John Sloca
Mar 15, 2026
11 hrs ago

KENOSHA CASINO RENDERING — The leader of the Menominee tribe is optimistic plans to build a $360 million Hard Rock casino complex in Kenosha will soon advance with federal agency approval. The Menominee would own the casino and its related facilities, and Hard Rock would serve as developer and manager of the project proposed just west of Interstate 94 on about 60 acres of land.
MENOMINEE NATION, HARD ROCK RENDERING

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The US Bureau of Indian Affairs has completed an environmental assessment study of a proposed Kenosha casino which tentatively finds no significant environmental impacts of the project.

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