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92_HR0061 LRB9207795KBkb 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, Native American Indian tribes are building large 3 casinos on our borders in the municipalities of Kenosha, 4 Beloit, Shullsburg, Delavan, and Caledonia, Wisconsin; and 5 WHEREAS, Such casinos are draining entertainment dollars 6 and jobs from Illinois and harming Illinois businesses; and 7 WHEREAS, This huge expansion of gambling will increase 8 the number of problem gamblers in Illinois and the social 9 problems such gamblers cause; and 10 WHEREAS, These border casinos will provide no revenues to 11 Illinois to address these social and economic costs; and 12 WHEREAS, The Bureau of Indian Affairs is encouraging the 13 construction of these casinos and ignoring the concerns and 14 input of Illinois citizens; therefore, be it 15 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 16 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 17 we oppose the construction of casinos along our State 18 borders; and be it further 19 RESOLVED, That the Illinois General Assembly urges the 20 Bureau of Indian Affairs to put an immediate halt to the 21 construction of these casinos until such time as Illinois 22 citizens and their concerns are heard; and be it further 23 RESOLVED, That the Illinois General Assembly urges the 24 members of the United States Congress to join with the State 25 of Illinois in our petition to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 26 and to make meaningful changes to the Indian Gaming 27 Regulatory Act to prevent this type of gambling expansion in 28 the future; and be it further 29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 30 presented to the members of the Illinois Congressional -2- LRB9207795KBkb 1 delegation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.