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Walker says casino rejection not based on politics

Posted January 22, 2015 10:00 pm

The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker says his decision to reject a proposal to build a new $800 million casino in Kenosha is not based on politics or impact on his potential presidential run, but what is best for taxpayers in the state.

Walker announced Friday that he was rejecting a Menominee Tribe proposal to build the facility. Walker says there was no way to reach a deal with the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe, and the state could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in payments to the tribe required under a previously negotiated compact.

Walker made the announcement the day before he was to speak at a conservative forum in Iowa that attracts other potential 2016 presidential candidates.

Walker says the timing of his announcement was not related to his Iowa trip.

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