Dennis Troha, a businessman from Connecticut claims to continue with his plans to collaborate with an Indian tribe in building a casino at Dairyland Greyhound Park. The plan, first announced at January 2004, is to build a casino that will contain 3,000 slot machines and 75 blackjack tables, a 5,000 seat auditorium, a 400 room hotel and restaurants. The plan already caused objection at another Indian tribe. The tribe, the Forest County Pottawatomie, which operates a casino in Milwaukee, started running a campaign against the casino building since its been approved by the advisory referendum in November 2004.
Troha says that although the Pottawatomie oppositions are standing in the way of his 808 million dollars project, they are still continuing with the project. According to the Pottawatomie spokesman, their objection to Trohas casino project is not driven by a fear of competition. He claims that the whole idea of a Connecticut tribe who comes to Wisconsin is basically wrong, and it may harm their business.
The Dairyland Greyhound Park made a purchase offering to the tribe to develop a casino there, even though there is a lawsuit against the legality of operating a casino in Wisconsin. The lawsuit is now waiting for the state Supreme Court verdict. The building of the temporary casino facilities depends on the determination from the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs and the governor and it is about to begin this month.