Ohio shuts down illegal 'Cherokee' bingo hall

Wednesday, March 19, 2008  

The state of Ohio shut down an illegal bingo hall that was being operated by a group called the Tallige Cherokee Nation.

Scioto County sheriff's officers raided the Cherokee Bingo Hall yesterday. The state said the facility lacked a license.

Oliver Collins, the self-proclaimed "principal chief," said the raid was illegal. He said his group has a right to operate without a state license because it is a sovereign tribe.

The bingo hall had a license in the past but Collins refused to pay the $4,000 fee this year.

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Cherokee protests raid on bingo hall (The Columbus Dispatch 3/19)