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City leaders in western Iowa to take action against casino

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November 28th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Leaders in a western Iowa city say they’ll ask the courts to block a proposed tribal casino that officials in Nebraska also oppose. The Daily Nonpareil reports the Council Bluffs City Council is organizing to take legal action against a recent National Indian Gaming Commission decision that approved a plan from the Ponca Tribe to build a casino in nearby Carter Lake. The tribe has been trying to pursue the project for about 10 years.

The decision was announced during a City Council meeting on Monday. Some council members say the proposed casino would compete with Council Bluffs’ three casinos. Council members say they will have a strategy for how to move forward within the coming weeks.