Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians – Page 3

Twenty-five years to the day after Congress enacted the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa began a new era of Indian gaming. On October 17, 2013, the Tribe’s governing body voted unanimously to ratify an inter-tribal agreement to create the Tribal Internet Gaming Alliance (TIGA). The agreement, being called an inter-tribal treaty, will organize tribes across the country to both offer and regulate internet and mobile phone gaming. Until laws change, TIGA will accept real-money wagers only from people who are physically present in the member tribes’ jurisdictions, such as patrons at tribal casinos and visitors to other tribal lands. When customers are outside of tribal jurisdiction, the games will be fun-play and will offer casino promotions. Games will be those categorized as class II under IGRA, such as slot-like bingo, traditional bingo, pull tabs, and poker. Because the games are class II, no tribal-state compacts will have to be amended.

Using this strategy, TIGA tribes will jump ahead of the online competition and get extremely valuable experience with real-money wagering before other tribes and gaming operations. The idea for TIGA began among tribes in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. TIGA developments are now being followed by 28 tribes in 13 states.

Attached you will find: 1) a TIGA Fact Sheet; 2) a media release from the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; and 3) a copy of the TIGA Treaty.

If you have any questions or would like to have a unique quote, please contact me. I am an Indian gaming attorney at the law firm of Kanji & Katzen, a former Senior Attorney at the National Indian Gaming Commission and a former Assistant Solicitor at the United States Department of the Interior. You may reach me by email or at (202) 261-6528.

Jeffrey Nelson, Counsel

Kanji & Katzen, PLLC

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Coverage of Final Day of Wisconsin Chippewa Tribes Night Deer Hunting Trial

July 26, 2013Adrea Korthase

Ruling is expected before November.

Wisconsin Public Radio story here.

Minneapolis Star Tribune story here.

Day one coverage is here and day two coverage is here.

Coverage of Day Two of Wisconsin Chippewa Tribes Night Deer Hunting Trial

July 23, 2013July 23, 2013Adrea Korthase1 Comment

Wisconsin Public Radio story is here.

Coverage of day one is here.

Coverage of Day One of Wisconsin Chippewa Tribes Night Deer Hunting Trial

July 22, 2013July 22, 2013Adrea Korthase2 Comments

Story is here. The trial is scheduled to last a week.

Previous coverage (and links to other related material) is here.

Lac Du Flambeau Declares State of Emergency — Synthetic and Illegal Drugs

April 3, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher6 Comments

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Declares State of Emergency (2013 04 03 LDF Press Release LDF State of Emergency re Synthetic and Illegal Drugs FINAL).

Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin – The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal Council declared a State of Emergency on March 29, 2013 as it relates to the threat of synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones and other illegal drugs affecting the Reservation and Tribal Members. Due to the rising popularity and proliferation of synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones and other illegal drugs within the Tribal Nation and surrounding community, the Tribal Council is taking decisive action against the new wave of drugs commonly referred to as K2, Spice, Potpourri, Bath Salts and Plant Food. The Tribal Council recognizes that Indian Country cannot remain idle when national reports and scientific information repeatedly publish that many first-time and repeat users are under the misconception that synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic cathinones are legal and/or safe when, in fact, they are not. Common side effects from a single use of synthetic cannabinoids include: hallucinations, panic attacks, anxiety, paranoia, agitation, extreme anger, seizure, tremors, kidney failure, liver failure, increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, stroke, coma, and death. Due to the great irreparable harm and permanent effects that can result from using synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones and other illegal drugs, the Tribal Council is committing the necessary Tribal resources to rid the Reservation and the surrounding community of this catastrophic menace that will not only entail swift prosecution but will also include a Tribal campaign focused on prevention and a committed Tribal effort to provide extensive rehabilitation services. The Tribal Council remains firm that every Tribal department will partake in the war against synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones and other illegal drugs. As detailed in the Tribal Council Resolution, the Lac du Flambeau Tribe is dedicated to following extensive and comprehensive changes to return the Tribal Nation to the teachings of our ancestors:

Restructuring the Tribal Code to criminalize synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic cathinones;
Working with federal, local and state governments to ensure offenders are prosecuted;
Treatment and rehabilitation for those who have become addicted to synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic cathinones;
Revising the Tribal Housing Regulations and Policies to implement drug tests for tenants;
Banishment, Disenrollment and/or Forfeiture of Per Capita payments for those caught using, selling and/or manufacturing synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic cathinones;
Review of current and future grant funding specific to substance abuse prevention and intervention to specifically target this developing problem;
Mobilize existing “community-based” task forces to participate in door to door distribution of prevention materials and begin community education; and,
Introduction of an educational campaign in community schools and youth programs.