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		Previous: Legislators, experts address gambling's effect on states 12 Jan. 10:53:39 Next: Gaming briefs for Jan. 12, 2004 12 Jan. 09:02:38 Printable text version | Mail this to a friend Today: January 12, 2004 at 9:04:05 PST Proposal replaces bingo with slots ASSOCIATED PRESS MADISON, Wis. -- The Ho-Chunk Nation's proposal to expand a bingo hall into a casino would eliminate the 1,200-seat bingo hall to make room for hundreds of slot machines. Dane County residents will vote in a Feb. 17 referendum on expanded gambling at DeJope Bingo Hall, allowing games such as slot machines, blackjack, poker and roulette. If the referendum is approved and Gov. Jim Doyle authorizes a casino, the bingo hall will be replaced with 600 to 1,000 slot machines, said Gerald Cleveland, a tribal legislator for Ho-Chunk. Eventually, table games such as blackjack and poker might be added, Cleveland said, but the first expansion will be strictly slot machines. Half of the hall's main bingo floor was electronically wired for slots when DeJope opened in Madison in 1999, Ho-Chunk officials said. So far, there is no master floor plan or cost estimate for converting DeJope into a casino, said Jim Webster, executive director of business for the Ho-Chunk. The tribe is waiting until the results of the referendum, he said. The $8 million DeJope is one of the tribe's four gambling operations in the state. Previous: Legislators, experts address gambling's effect on states 12 Jan. 10:53:39 Next: Gaming briefs for Jan. 12, 2004 12 Jan. 09:02:38 Printable text version | Mail this to a friend Las Vegas SUN main page Problems or questions Read our policy on privacy and cookies. Advertise on Vegas.com. All contents © 1996 - 2004 Las Vegas Sun, Inc. Nevada's Largest Website