The plan was approved by the Lansing City Council on March 19, 2012, and the Tribe in May 2012. The casino would include up to 3,000 slot machines, 48 table games, bars, and restaurants.

The proposed urban modern-themed casino would be located at Michigan Avenue and Cedar Street, adjacent to the Lansing Center, on land the tribe would purchase from the city and have taken into trust on its behalf by the Department of Interior. Plans called for the opening of a temporary casino until a 125,000 square feet (11,600 m 2) facility was completed on land owned by the City of Lansing. On January 19, 2012, Kewadin Casinos and Mayor of Lansing, Virgil Bernero, announced plans for a $245 million casino to be built in Downtown Lansing's entertainment district. In 2010 it sold its interest and has since focused on developing properties in Upper Michigan. Due to financial problems related to the 2008 Great Recession, the tribe filed for bankruptcy protection for the Greektown casino. This casino did not operate under the Kewadin name. It was one of three casinos authorized by the legislature in 1996 for operation in Detroit as a means for the city to generate revenues. Until 2008, the Tribe owned a majority interest in Greektown Casino Hotel in Detroit, which opened in 2000. In 1994, Kewadin Casinos opened casinos in Christmas, Kewadin Casino–Hessel, and Manistique. In 1987, Kewadin Casinos opened Kewadin Shores Casino–St. Marie property in November 1985, originally as a one-room blackjack house. Initial casinos in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors voted to open Kewadin Casinos. In some cases, early facilities featured little more than bingo halls. The states and tribes generally agreed to compacts for some revenue sharing. With federal law, they could establish gaming casinos on sovereign tribal land, in states that allowed gambling.

In the 1980s, Native American activists carved out new areas of sovereignty. History Road entrance sign for Kewadin Casino–Christmas Marie, with additional locations on tribal lands in Christmas, Hessel, Manistique, and St. The primary property is located in Sault Ste. The casinos are owned by the federally recognized Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. The Kewadin Casinos ( / k ə ˈ w eɪ ˈ d ə n/ kə- WAY-dən) are a set of casinos located in the US state of Michigan.

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