Poll backs Tohono O'odham Nation off-reservation casino

Friday, April 2, 2010  

A poll commissioned by the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona shows support for a controversial off-reservation casino.

The tribe said 68 percent of respondents support the project. Only 24 percent said they opposed it.

“The result of this poll validates our efforts to move forward with the West Valley resort, a project that will create 6,000 construction jobs and more than 3,000 permanent jobs once completed,” Tohono Chairman Ned Norris Jr. said, The Phoenix Business Journal reported.

The tribe plans to build the $500 million West Valley Resort on land it acquired in connection with a land claim settlement.

Get the Story:
Poll: West siders support casino plan (The Phoenix Business Journal 4/1)
Poll backs Glendale casino, Tohono O'odham tribe says (The Arizona Republic 4/1)

Earlier Stories:
Gila River Tribe slams Tohono O'odham off-reservation bid (4/1)
Tohono O'odham Nation hails end to anti-casino measure (3/30)
Lawmaker halts bill that targeted Tohono O'odham casino (3/29)
Editorial: Casino foes seek to steal Tohono O'odham land (3/24)
Tohono O'odham Nation sues over off-reservation casino (3/23)
Tohono O'odham Nation slams bill targeting casino bid (3/18)
Vote planned on bill targeting Tohono O'odham casino (3/16)
Tohono O'odham Nation loses ruling in gaming site case (3/12)
NCAI joins Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino fight (3/9)
Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino bid still at BIA (3/8)
Bill affects Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino bid (2/26)
Bill targets Tohono O'odham off-reservation casino bid (2/3)
Tohono O'odham Nation 'more committed' to casino (1/28)
Sen. Kyl voices opposition to Tohono O'odham casino (1/27)
McCain joins opposition to off-reservation casino bid (1/21)
Tohono O'odham Nation won't drop off-reservation bid (1/20)