From Indianz:
Lac Vieux Band seeks off-reservation casino
The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is seeking an off-reservation casino in Muskegon, Michigan.
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Foxworthy Case in WA COA — Dram Shop Actions and Tribal Immunity — Wash SCt Petition
The Plaintiff has petitioned the State Supreme Court for review.
I don’t have a copy of the Plaintiff’s new petition (assuming there is one), but the petition she filed in October of 2006 is posted in the first message in this thread. The Tribe’s Answer to the Petition for Review (filed in mid-December) is available here.
Our previous posts with lower court materials are here and here.
Florida Seminole Compact — Fla. AG Request for Injunction on DOI Approval of Compact
Yesterday, the federal court in DC denied a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by the Florida AG Bill McCollum that would have prevented the Secretary of Interior from publishing the approval of the Class III gaming compact between the Florida Seminoles and the State of Florida.
Here are the materials:
Romulus Casino Update
From the Journal Newspapers:
Romulus Mayor will pitch casino approval on Capitol Hill
A delegation of city officials hope elected officials will be swayed by testimony they plan to give regarding the impact a casino would have in Wayne County before the Legislature early in 2008.
St. Croix & Bad River Chippewa Trust Acquisition Lawsuit Materials
On December 7, 2007, the St Croix Tribe of Chippewa filed a suit against Dirk Kempthorne and Carl Artman. The Tribe has been working with the Bad River Chippewa and the City of Beloit (Wisconsin) to develop a casino in the city (which is not located within either Tribe’s reservation). The suit alleges that DOI has reversed its procedure of applying the two-step IGRA section 20 determination before the 25 CFR Part 151 determination. The Tribe claims that seeking the Part 151 determination first will be futile because of Secretary Kempthorne’s personal views on off-reservation gaming. The Tribes have already spent a great deal of time and money in developing the plan, meeting the requirements of the various applicable environmental laws, et cetera.
Second Saginaw Chippewa Casino Delayed
From the Morning Sun:
Saganing Eagle’s Landing Casino not looking likely to open by year’s end
By MARK RANZENBERGER
Sun Online Editor
It doesn’t seem likely that the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe will meet its self-imposed deadline of opening the Saganing Eagle’s Landing Casino by year’s end.
Indian Gaming Declines as the Price of Gas Increases
From the International Herald Tribune:
Across the United States, casino operators point to consumer worries, along with higher gas prices, as factors explaining a drop-off in revenues.
Saginaw Chippewa Union Vote
From Indianz:
Saginaw Chippewa casino workers reject union
Housekeeping staff at the casino owned by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan voted down a union by a 2-1 margin on Thursday. Nearly all the full- and part-time housekeeping staff at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort participated in the election. They voted against joining the Teamsters union by 192 to 88. The National Labor Relations Board oversaw the election, the second of its kind at a tribal casino. Dealers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, voted overwhelmingly last month to join the United Auto Workers.
Get the Story:
Teamsters turned down by casino workers (The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun 12/21)
NIGC Approves Huron Nottawaseppi Management Contract
From the NIGC:
NIGC Approves Nottawaseppi Hurron Band of Potawatomi Management Contract
Washington DC, December 17, 2007 — On Friday, December 14, 2008, National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) Chairman Phil Hogen approved a gaming management contract between the Hurron Band of Potawatomi Indians and Gaming Entertainment (Michigan) LLC.
Huron Nottawaseppi Casino News
From the Citizen Patriot:
Marshall casino moving forward
Leaders of the of Potawatomi Indians announced Monday a Lansing contractor will build its $270 million casino in Calhoun County.
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