The Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians of Michigan will have to wait longer for a vote on its compact for an off-reservation casino.
The Michigan House was prepared to reject a discharge petition for the compact when Rep. Doug Bennett (D) withdrew his request. The vote against advancing the deal would have been at least 53 against 13.
"Certainly, the support is not there in the Legislature to approve an off-reservation casino," James Nye, a spokesperson for three other tribes that oppose the compact, told The Muskegon Chronicle.
The Little River Band's original Class III compact was amended to authorize the off-reservation casino in Fruitport Township and to specify revenue-sharing rates.
The tribe would still need Bureau of Indian Affairs approval of the compact, as well as approval for a land-into-trust application.
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Fruitport casino plan gets the cold shoulder from Michigan House of Representatives
(The Muskegon Chronicle 8/26)
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