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MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2001

The state of New Mexico has received $88 million out of a $91 million casino settlement, said Attorney General Patricia Madrid's office.

The payments were negotiated as an out-of-court response to a lawsuit Madrid filed seeking to shut the casinos down. The tribes then negotiated a new and more favorable gaming compact with the state on the condition the lawsuit be settled.

Two of the 13 tribes, however, are not part of the settlement. The Mescalero Apache Nation and Pojoaque Pueblo say they will continue fighting in court.

The Department of Interior has until November 23 to approve or decline the compacts with the 11 tribes. Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb is expected to sign off on them.

Get the Story:
Action on Compacts Due Soon (The Albuquerque Journal 10/26)

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