According to Indianz, the Mohegan Tribe settled this matter (VanStaen-Holland v. Lavigne), which was to be argued before the Connecticut Supreme Court today.
Some of the briefs are available, and worth reading:
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Cowlitz Trust Acquisition Record of Decision
Here: Cowlitz ROD
and here.
Also, the Cowlitz Tribe’s initial submission to BIA regarding the Carcieri issue: Cowlitz Carcieri Submission
ICT Coverage of BMG v. Chukchansi — Important Sovereign Immunity Case
Dale Kildee Opposes Bay Mills Off-Rez Casino Efforts
Here is the article.
Profile on Gun Lake and Other Potawatomi Casinos in Southwest Michigan
Here is the article, thanks to A.K. And an excerpt:
In the early 1990s, two Native American tribes in Southwest Michigan were working to gain federal recognition and open casinos. John Shagonaby, then in his early 20s, saw this and decided to enroll at Western Michigan University, earn a business degree and help his tribe do the same thing.
About 15 years later, the Gun Lake Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi are on the eve of opening the Gun Lake Casino, an 83,000-square-foot gaming hall in Wayland Township that promises to make casino gambling more convenient to hundreds of thousands in West Michigan.
By next New Year’s Eve, you could be there.
While there has been significant opposition, the number of casinos within a short drive of the region’s population centers of Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Kalamazoo is poised for further growth as a new decade dawns.
Two casinos have opened in the past three years, two more will open next year, and another may open in the next three years.
More casinos mean more options for area gamblers, but it also may mean greater competition for gaming dollars, making efficient management essential, experts say.
“It’s supply and demand,” said Jacob Miklojcik, president of Lansing economic development consulting firm Michigan Consultants. “For many years there was a lot of demand and not much supply. That’s changing now.”
But Shagonaby and the Gun Lake Tribe aren’t interested in talking about competition or what other casinos are doing. After a 10-year fight, they’re just glad to be nearing the finish line.
“There were a lot of ups and downs in the road but we made it through it,” he said. “So it will be even sweeter when we swing the doors open.”
News Coverage of LRB Tribal Law Labor Deal
Here.
Stockbridge-Munsee/New York Gaming Compact
Available here, along with a news report on it, via Pechanga.
Also, here: 46046842-Stock-Bridge-Munsee-Compact
Gambling Addicts Challenge to Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Video Gaming Compact Proceeds
The State of Idaho and the Dept. of Interior had filed motions to dismiss. The district court granted Idaho’s motion, but held that the gambling addicts, who are neighbors to the tribal casino, had standing to challenge the compact approval by the Secretary.
The plaintiffs had previously challenged the compact under Idaho state law, losing in the Idaho Supreme Court.
Here are the materials in Knox v. Interior (D. Idaho):
DCT Order on USA and Idaho Motions to Dismiss
Knox and Dotson Opposition to Idaho Motion
USA Motion to Dismiss Knox Complaint
LTBB Council Sends Letter to MGCB to “Clarify” Incentive Payment Issue
Here is the article, via Pechanga.
An excerpt:
The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Tribal Council has sent a clarification letter to the state regarding a statement made last month by Tribal Chairman Ken Harrington.
In early November, Harrington told various media outlets that Bay Mills Indian Community’s recently opened casino in Vanderbilt violated an agreement that the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians has in a compact with the state.
In response to this alleged violation, Harrington then announced that his tribe would discontinue making its annual 6 percent economic incentive payment to the state’s strategic fund — which according to the Michigan Gaming Control Board was $2,536,160.32 in 2009.
During an emergency meeting on Nov. 10, the tribal council then voted 8-1 to have Jim Bransky, the tribe’s general council, draft a letter to “clarify” the tribe’s position with the state, regarding its 6 percent economic incentive payment.
The letter, which was drafted and sent to Eric T. Bush, administrative manager for the Michigan Gaming Control Board on Nov. 10, states: “The tribal council would like to clarify that the final decision as to whether the (6 percent) economic incentive payment has been suspended will be made in February 2011, when the 2010 payment is due.
“The decision will be based on a careful analysis of the pertinent compact provisions in light of the opening of Bay Mills Indian Community’s Vanderbilt casino, as that situation unfolds.”
The tribal council goes on to state that, in the meantime, it will continue to set aside the money to make its payment to the state.
The morning after the tribal council’s emergency meeting, Harrington sent out an e-mail to all tribal council members, stating that their actions would have a “negative impact” on the tribe.
His e-mail, dated Nov. 11, reads: “Reverse action like this makes our tribe look divided and weak … what I’m seeing is reactive tribal council activity. I want us to work together.”
Tenth Circuit Affirms Immunity for Tribal Corporations; Reversing Lower Court
Here are the materials in Breakthrough Management Group v. Chukchansi Gold Casino and Resort:
BMG v Chukchansi Lower Court Orders
Lower court briefs here.
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