A federal judge issued a halt to a revenue-sharing lawsuit in New Mexico, citing "serious negotiations" between Pojoaque Pueblo and the state, The Albuquerque Journal reported.

The tribe is refusing to pay $25 million under a 1997 compact that imposed a 16 percent of revenue-sharing rate. The dispute has been tied up in court ever since.

All of the state's gaming tribes at one point refused to pay money to the state. But, with the exception of Pojoaque, they all agreed to make back payments after signing new compacts that cap the revenue-sharing at 8 percent.

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Casino Cash Settlement May Be Near; Talks Put Pojoaque, N.M. Case on Hold (The Albuquerque Journal 4/29)