Little Traverse lawsuit cites 'devastating impact' from rival casino

Thursday, January 6, 2011  

An off-reservation casino operated by a rival tribe will have a "devastating impact" on the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Chairman Ken Harrington said.

Harrington's tribe has sued the Bay Mills Indian Community in hopes of shutting down the off-reservation casino in Vanderbilt. That's about 37 miles from the Odawa Casino Resort.

"We are tribal governments, not corporations. Reservation shopping threatens the integrity of Indian gaming here in Michigan and around the country," Harrington told Indian Country Today.

Harrington said an opinion issued by the National Indian Gaming Commission and a letter from the Interior Department confirm that the Vanderbilt casino does not qualify for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

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