Representatives from U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold a hearing Tuesday, January 26 in the village of Shabbona, Illinois for public input regarding the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s proposed gambling center. Tribal officials said the center could offer 24-hour bingo, restaurants and lounges, attracting 930,000 visitors a year and generating more than million in annual economic impact.
In addition, the center could create 400 new jobs, but a spokesperson for the anti-gambling group DeKalb County Taxpayers Against the Casino said the number of jobs would not outweigh the social costs to the village.
