Compact for Little River Band off-reservation casino up in the air

Monday, August 30, 2010  

The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan is weighing its options after a compact for an off-reservation casino failed to come up for a vote last week.

The tribe plans to build a casino in Fruitport Township. The site is about 80 miles from the tribe's headquarters but it's within the tribe's nine-county service area.

The compact survived a series of hearings but it appeared to be headed for a negative vote last week. Lawmakers have until December 31 to vote on the agreement.

"We're going to weigh the options and strategies we have before us," Robert Memberto, the tribe's commerce director, told The Muskegon Chronicle.

Separately, the tribe needs approval for its land-into-trust application.

Get the Story:
Fruitport Township's casino future uncertain after failed vote (The Muskegon Chronicle 8/30)

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