Lawmakers approve compact for Gun Lake casino

Thursday, February 12, 2009  

The Michigan Senate approved a Class III gaming compact with the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe.

The deal calls for the state to receive 8 percent of the first $150 million in slot machine revenues and 10 percent from amounts above that. Additionally, local governments will receive 2 percent of the slot machine take.

The tribe will soon break ground on a casino now that its land was placed into trust following a lengthy court fight.

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