New York Gov. David Paterson (D) is threatening to terminate the Class III gaming compact with the Seneca Nation. Paterson claims the tribe violated the compact when it withheld revenue-sharing payments from the state. His administration wants to meet with tribal leaders within 14 days to discuss the dispute. "Accordingly, in absence of a prompt resolution to this matter, the state is entitled to terminate the nation-state gaming compact," Paterson’s chief counsel Peter Kiernan told the tribe in a letter, The Niagara Gazette reported. The compact requires the tribe to share 25 percent of slot revenues with the state. The tribe has withheld $214 million because it said the state has allowed the expansion of non-Indian gaming. Get the Story:
State demands gambling payments (The Buffalo News 10/7)
State to Senecas: Pay up $214M (The Albany Times-Union 10/7)
Paterson threatening to terminate Seneca casino compact (The Niagara Gazette 10/6)
NY Threatens To End Senecas’ Casino Compact (AP 10/6)
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