Ho-Chunk leaders are actively engaging with local officials to propel the project forward, with Casey Brown, Ho-Chunk's spokesperson, confirming to Wisconsin Public Radio the commitment of the newly elected Ho-Chunk president, Jon Greendeer, to the casino venture. More recently, in May 2021, Democratic Governor Tony Evers gave the green light to the project, and last year, it received federal approval when the Bureau of Indian Affairs designated 33 acres of land to be placed into a trust for the casino. In 1999, Beloit voters approved the casino in a referendum, but a series of setbacks have delayed its construction. The off-reservation project near the Wisconsin-Illinois border has been a topic of discussion for decades. Plans for the long-anticipated Ho-Chunk Tribe casino in Beloit, Wisconsin, are steadily moving forward, according to tribal leaders, although specific timelines for construction have not yet been disclosed.
