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DECEMBER 8, 2000

New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid on Thursday said she is willing to settle the state's dispute with 12 gaming tribes who have refused to pay 16 percent of their casino revenues.

Madrid says the tribes owe some $70 million to the state. The tribes all refused to continue paying the state earlier this year after the Legislature failed to ratify a new compact lowering the revenue sharing rate to 7.75 percent.

The tribes lost a motion to dismiss a suit filed against them by Madrid, asking them to pay or shut down. If the tribes don't settle and the case goes to trial, a court could rule the revenue sharing rate is illegal under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988, striking only that part of the compact out.

Get the Story:
AG Willing To Deal With Tribes (AP 12/8)

Get the Filed Complaint:
State of New Mexico v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, et al.

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Gaming tribes ask for dismissal (Money Matters 08/15)
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