The Obama administration's response is due today in the Wyandotte Nation off-reservation casino lawsuit.
The tribe acquired 10.5 acres in Park City, Kansas, through a land claim
settlement. The law mandates that the Interior Department place the site in
trust.
The Bureau of Indian
Affairs, however, has failed to take action. The tribe's application has been pending
since January 2009.
Generally, land acquired after 1988 can't be used for gaming. But an
exception in Section 20(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act allows tribes to open casinos in connection with a
land claim settlement.
"It may take us longer than we want it to take," Wyandotte Chief Billy Friend told KWCH 12 Eyewitness News. "But we feel in the end we'll be gaming and operating a nice quality facility in Park City, Kansas."
Kansas Attorney General Derek
Schmidt is trying to join the lawsuit.
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(KWCH 9/25)
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Response due in Wyandotte Nation off-reservation casino suit
Monday, September 26, 2011
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