The Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma has filed a land-into-trust application for 80 acres in Bonner Springs, Kansas.
The tribe intends to open a casino on the property. Normally, gaming is barred on trust land acquired after 1998 but the tribe is claiming an exception.
The exception allows gaming on a tribe's "last" reservation. The Delaware Tribe, currently landless, says its last reservation was in the Kansas City area.
The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma made a "last" reservation argument for its casino in downtown Kansas City but was rejected by the National Indian Gaming Commission.
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Delaware tribe seeks land for casino near speedway
(The Kansas City Business Journal 10/19)
CASINO PLAN TAKES SHAPE FOR WEST KCK (The Kansas City Star 10/19)
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