WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a decision by the government to set aside 147 acres of land for a proposed Indian casino in southwest Michigan.

The Gun Lake tribe has been working to develop a new casino in Allegan County, about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids.

It would employ about 1,800 people and have about 2,500 electronic gambling machines and 80 gaming tables.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the decision by the Interior Department to take the land in Wayland Township into trust for a casino.

Michigan Gambling Opposition sued in 2005 to block the government from taking the land into trust.

Source:http://www.casinonews.org/