For Larry Romanelli, tribal Ogema or chief of LRBOI, it\u2019s a kick in the teeth, especially because LRBOI formally supported the Gun Lake Tribe\u2019s bid for a casino in the late 2000s, regardless of increased competition to its own operations.<\/p>\n
They’ve known about this project; this is an attempt to slow down the process,\u201d Romanelli told Michigan Live<\/em>. \u201cWe will prevail. \u2026 I just think some of their actions are shameful.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nApples to Oranges<\/strong><\/h2>\nBut spokesman for the three tribes James Nye told Michigan Live<\/em> that this was not some \u201celeventh-hour objection\u201d and that the tribes had made their feelings known for some time, as Romanelli was well aware, Nye added. Their issue with the proposed casino is that it is not confined to the LRBOI reservation and it encroaches on their own territories.<\/p>\n\u201cOf course we support one another doing gaming where our reservations are located; GLT supports what they do in Manistee,” he said. “Going 100 miles away is apples to oranges.\u201d<\/p>\n
If approved, the facility would house around 1,700 slot machines, 35 gaming tables, and a 220-room hotel. Romanelli hopes ground breaking still could happen this year, with for a grand opening planned for 2020. The development would create several hundred construction jobs, and 1,000 to 1,500 jobs when — or if — it opens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI) has reacted angrily to a bid by three other Michigan tribal operators to derail its plans for a $180 million casino that would be built on the vacant Great Lakes Downs Racetrack, Michigan Live reports. The tribe has been planning the casino in Fruitport Township, Michigan for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":101000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,61,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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