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Walker says all tribes must agree to new Casino

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By Matthew Hippe - email

MILWAUKEE (WKOW) -- Gov. Scott Walker says all 11 Wisconsin tribes must agree before any new off-reservation casino is opened in the state. 

Walker told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board on Thursday that tribes must be unanimous before approving a new off-reservation casino. Walker says that is "absolutely" a "difficult wall to hurdle."

Walker's approval is required under federal law before any tribe can open an off-reservation casino. 

Walker's comments are a blow to the Menominee tribe's effort since the 1990s to open an off-reservation casino in Kenosha. 

The Potawatomi tribe has long been fighting the proposal for fear it would cut into business in their Milwaukee casino. 

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