Sports betting is coming to Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee under a new agreement between the tribe, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers – Milwaukee…

Milwaukee's Potawatomi Hotel &Casino willbe allowed to offer sports gambling under a new agreement between the tribe and Gov. Tony Evers.

The compact, announced Friday, allows the Forest County Potawatomi to offer event wagering on sports and non-sports events.

The signed agreement was sent to the U.S. Department of Interior. It will undergo a 45-day review by the department before taking effect.

The tribe plans to open a sports book venue at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, 1721 W. Canal St., by the end of 2022.

The agreement also allows sports and event betting at the tribe's Forest County casino.

Evers has signedsimilar compacts with the Oneida Nation and the St. Croix Chippewa Indians to allow sports bettingat their casinos in Green Bay and northwestern Wisconsin.

In a statement, Evers praised his Department of Administration, the tribe andNed Daniels Jr., Forest County Potawatomi chair, for working "to get this done so folks can enjoy sports and other event wagering in our state while benefiting the tribes economic growth."

We appreciate Governor Evers and his administration working with us in a government-to-government manner to provide our tribe the tools needed to compete in the marketplace and giving us the business certainty to continue our investments in Milwaukee and throughout the state,Daniels saidin a statement.

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In addition, the agreement extends the term of the current compact to 2061.

The Department of Administrations Office of Indian Gaming and Regulatory Compliance conducts on-site audits of casino operations.

Under the amended compact, that agency will have oversight to ensure regulatory compliance and the integrity of event wagering, according to the announcement.

The introduction of sports gambling atPotawatomi Hotel &Casino comes after the tribe last summer reported a steep decline in revenue due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.

The casinowon at least $293 million from gamblers during the 12-month period that ended June 30, a figure that is more than 28% below its 2019 total, according to tax records reviewed by the Journal Sentinel.

The 2020 win was at least $292 million.

The tribe won more than $400 million through bets taken at its Milwaukee slot machines, off-track betting windows and a range of table games that includes poker, craps and blackjack during the year that ended June 30, 2019.

The revenue drop caused the Potawatomiand other tribes seeing similar declines tolay off employees,cut dividends to tribal members and end a variety of services.

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