Oct
19
2009
The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe has one of the very few off-reservation casinos in the nation. It operates a casino in Milwaukee, and recently added a $240 million expansion, with estimated annual revenue of nearly $400 million -- a more than 9% increase in revenue over last year. Sounds good, right? But apparently it's not good enough -- the tribe's casino is feeling the recession and is making cutbacks.The casino's 2600 employees won't get merit raises or holiday bonuses, and will have to give up free meals in the cafeteria. Tribal members won't see as much in per capita payments this year, either. (Reportedly, each tribal member receives $70,000 from the successful casino operation.)
