A group called the Andrew Jackson Institute has been "set up to expose corruption in the Indian gaming industry," according to its web site.
The group, named for the president that forced tribes from the Southeast, wants to repeal the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 and rescind the Class III gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe.
"Florida Indian gaming has been playing by its own rules for decades. This hurts everyone but the tribes," Mark Thibault, the group's president, told Sunshine State News.
Thibault cited a National Indian Gaming Commission violation report against the Seminoles and an Internal Revenue Service investigation of the Miccosukee Tribe as examples of corruption.
"That is something every other native tribe in America does." Thibault said.
Get the Story:
Feds: Florida Tribes Play Fast and Loose with Gaming
(Sunshine State News 8/5)
Relevant Documents:
Notice
of Violation to Seminole Tribe (June 3, 2010)
Related Stories:
Miccosukee Tribe disputes IRS over taxes
on per capita payments (8/2)
Seminole Tribe taking steps to respond
to NIGC notice of violation (8/2)
Seminole
council member in NIGC violation report resigns post (7/1)
Law Article: NIGC and IRS put casino
revenue under scrutiny (6/16)
NIGC accuses Seminole Tribe of misusing
gaming revenues (6/4)
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'Andrew Jackson Institute' criticizes Florida tribal casino industry
Thursday, August 5, 2010
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