New Shooting Star Casino now open near Bagley, Minn.Approximately 200 to 275 emergency service calls are expected annually at Star Lake for matters ranging from medical emergencies to law enforcement issues. The laid-back atmosphere at Star Lake will likely mean fewer calls for law enforcement help than at the Mahnomen casino. The Star Lake Casino expects to draw 30 percent of its customers from Fargo-Moorhead, 25 percent from Alexandria, 15 percent from Detroit Lakes, 15 percent from the Perham-Wadena area and 15 percent from Fergus Falls. The facility will be limited to smaller events, such as wedding receptions or other gatherings that are suitable for a 3,000- to 5,000-square-foot ballroom.

The casino at Star Lake will not have offer concerts and will have more of a northwoods lodge environment, and an atmosphere that caters to families and lake enthusiasts. The casino in Mahnomen has a concert venue, with live concerts. The proposed resort and casino at Star Lake is about 30 percent smaller than the casino in Mahnomen, and is different in other ways. Column: Why Trump is the angry showrunner-in-chief.'Development around Star Lake is preferable due to the location of the casino on this lake, more lenient shoreline standards, and historical trends indicating higher growth in this township than in Dead Lake Township,' the plan states. Mud Lake, located in the southwest corner of Star Lake Township, is also a Natural Environment lake. Not counting sites that cannot be developed or are difficult to develop, such as state-owned land, large wetlands, and areas where a highway runs next to lakeshore, that leaves approximately 14 miles of developable shoreline: Four miles around Star Lake, eight miles around Dead Lake, and two miles around Mud Lake, according to the plan.ĭead Lake is classified as a Natural Environment lake and Star Lake is classified for General Development. If the casino is built, it will likely bring more development to the area, as many as 500 new housing units over the next 25 years-a 42 percent increase over the existing housing stock, according to a limited comprehensive plan put out by Otter Tail County and the White Earth Nation. The casino would sit on 15 acres of trust land and another 225 acres of 'fee land' that has been purchased by the tribe. The tribe is moving forward on plans to build a 30,000-square-foot casino with 180 hotel rooms, convention space, a 15-stall RV park, three restaurants and other amenities on trust land on Star Lake, which sits between Dent and Maplewood State Park. The new White Earth-owned Star Lake Casino near Dent could be the catalyst for developing the Star Lake, Dead Lake and Mud Lake area in Otter Tail County.

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