The city council in Auburn, New York, voted 3-2 to approve a partnership with the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma.

The tribe has ancestral ties to New York. But its land claim was recently killed by the federal courts.

Chief Paul Spicer is pursuing a casino anyway. Before the vote, he presented the plan to the city council to build a large casino resort in Auburn.

The city agreed to host the casino pending state and federal approval and the submission of additional studies. The Cayuga Nation, a co-plaintiff in the dismissed lawsuit, says it will fight the proposal.

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Casino gains momentum in Auburn (News 10 Now 6/22)
City votes 3-2 to ‘host' gambling (The Auburn Citizen 6/23)
Auburn Moves Forward with Study on Casino Complex (WSYR-TV 6/23)
Auburn hears tribe's casino pitch (The Syracuse Post-Standard 6/23)
N.Y. Cayugas say they'll fight plan for new casino (The Syracuse Post-Standard 6/23)