The Ho-Chunk Nation operates casinos in Madison, Black River Falls, Nekoosa, Tomah, Wisconsin Dells and Wittenberg. It also has property in Lake Delton, La Crosse, South Milwaukee, Lyndon Station, Baraboo, Mauston, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Rapids, Muscoda, Kildare, Port Edwards, North Freedom, Neillsville, New Lisbon and Green Bay, and in Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri.
The lawsuit doesn’t state how much the Nation is seeking in claims from its insurers but asks for a declaration that its losses are covered by its insurance policies and asks to be awarded unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
Last year, Ho-Chunk Nation President Marlon WhiteEagle told the State Journal the loss of gaming revenue due to the pandemic had “pretty much crippled our tribal economy.” He said the Nation’s six Wisconsin casinos, which generate more than 80% of its annual operating budget “are really the bread and butter of our funding.”
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