The Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians has apparently begun construction on a controversial casino away from its main reservation.
A photo presented by a resident who opposes the casino shows some type of work at the site in Jones County. The tribe has said the 27,000-square-feet facility will cost $17 million.
The casino is near Sandersville. The site is considered part of the reservation although it is
not contiguous to the main reservation.
The site is about 80 miles from tribal headquarters in Philadelphia,
where the tribe operates two casinos.
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