Wednesday, September 27, 2006

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska wants to open negotiations with Nebraska, so
it can expand gambling on its on its reservation. Winnebago officials
believe many Nebraskans want casinos even though the petition to legalize
casinos that the Winnebago, Santee Sioux and Omaha tribes backed earlier
this year failed to gather enough signatures to get on the ballot. And
earlier this month, the state Supreme Court ruled that a different casino
measure can't be on the November ballot because it was too similar to
measures Nebraska voters rejected in 2004. So the Winnebago Tribe decided to
pursue negotiations with the state to allow Class Three gaming. Slot
machines and table games, which are not currently allowed under Nebraska
law, are included in Class Three gaming.