Buena Vista casino deal up for debate again

Friday, February 29, 2008  

The board of supervisors in Amador County, California, will once again consider a casino agreement with the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians.

The tribe wants to build a Class III facility with 950 slot machines on its rancheria. It would be the second casino in the county.

The county, however, is suing the Interior Department over the tribe's ability to use the rancheria for gaming. The county also says the tribe has not been legitimately recognized.

The casino deal requires the county to drop the lawsuit. In exchange, the tribe will pay the county $18 million up front, plus about $8 million a year.

The tribe has already signed a gaming compact with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) that requires the tribe to address the impacts of its casino.

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Monetary incentive to drop lawsuit lures Amador board (The Stockton Record 2/29)