Cowlitz Tribe seeks revenue sharing deal with city

Friday, February 3, 2006  

The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington is offering the city of La Center $30 million in revenues from its proposed casino.

The tribe is proposing to share revenues in order to offset the impact the casino will have on local non-Indian cardrooms. Last year, the cardrooms paid the city $3.7 million in taxes, The Oregonian reported. To make up for the losses, the tribe says it will pay $3 million a year for 10 years.

The cardrooms are being represented by the Perkins Coe law firm, whose prior clients included three town in Connecticut who fought tribes on land-into-trust, gaming, sovereignty and federal recognition.

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Offer on table, Cowlitz tribe and La Center tentatively move toward partnership (The Oregonian 2/2)