The owners of Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha contend a 1993 state constitutional anti-gambling amendment makes continued operation of the casinos illegal. But a simultaneous effort is under way by those same owners to transform the dog track site into an Indian casino. Halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee, it has the potential to be a gambling gold mine.
Lurking in the shadows of the Sept. 7 arguments is the possibility the high court will reverse its 2004 decision in the challenge brought by Assembly Speaker John Gard, R-Peshtigo, and then-Senate Majority Leader Mary Panzer, R-West Bend.
In that case, on a 4-3 vote, the high court effectively ruled that the Indian compacts negotiated in 1992 and 1998 by Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson were all right, but that the 2003 compact renewals negotiated by Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle were in error.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Casino politics
Owen at Boots & Sabers finds a great update on gambling in Wisconsin. The whole casino issue is wide open.
