Shawnee Tribe Looking at Gaming in Ohio

The Eastern Shawnee Indian Tribe will buy a 150-acre site in a commercial park along Interstate 75 to develop a casino, tribal officials said Friday.

The Oklahoma-based tribe said it plans to invest $250 million at the site about 25 miles north of Cincinnati and still hopes to develop five to seven gambling operations throughout the state.
The tribe hopes to close soon on its contract to purchase the land, which is in the 800-acre Corridor 75 Park off the interstate, said Terry Casey, a Columbus consultant representing the tribe. He would not say when the deal would close.

The tribe will need two years to design the development and will work with neighboring landowners on hotel, retail and entertainment facilities that could open in several years, Casey said.

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