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Tribe plans electronic bingo hall - 24/7
Resident reaction is mixed; gambling called ‘a little scary'
By Chris Rickert - City Editor
SHABBONA - Formally ending weeks of speculation about what it planned to do with 128 acres of farmland it purchased in April, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation laid out detailed plans Thursday for a 22,000-square-foot bingo parlor.
During a town-hall-style meeting at the Indian Oaks Country Club, Tribal Chairwoman Tracy Stanhoff displayed slides showing the proposed development at the southwest corner of University and Preserve roads, the former Adeline Ward property.
In addition to the 750-station electronic bingo parlor, there would be a 2,500-square-foot government center and 200-car parking lot. The tribe plans to have the bingo parlor open 24
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