Tribal Interests seeks to enter lawsuit over Iowa casino

Norfolk Daily News – Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development division of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, is seeking to intervene in a high-stakes legal fight over casino gambling in Sioux City. Ho-Chunk filed requests Friday to intervene in a lawsuit brought by owners of the Argosy riverboat casino in Sioux City. The lawsuit by Argosy parent company, Penn National Gaming Co., is challenging the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission’s decision last year to award a casino license to the owners of the Hard Rock casino, which is being built in downtown Sioux City. The Hard Rock proposal beat out bids…