Left to Right: Lindsay Vogelsberg (Rep. Bob Genetski's Office on behalf of State of Michigan); Punkin Shananaquet (Tribal Council); D.K. Sprague (Tribal Chairman); Mark DeYoung (Chairman, Allegan County Board of Commissioners); Norm Taylor (Superintendent Wayland Union Schools); Phyllis Davis (Tribal Council); Linden Anderson (Local Revenue Sharing Board). Photo courtesy Gun Lake Tribe.
Two of Michigan's newest tribal casinos have shared nearly $25 million with the state this year alone. The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, contributed $10.4 million to state and local governments, with the most recent payment coming yesterday. The tribe opened the Gun Lake Casino in February. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi shared $14.6 million with the state this year. The FireKeepers Casino opened in August 2009, making it the second newest tribal facility in the state. The tribes share different percentages of their revenues with the state -- 2 percent for the Gun Lake Tribe and 4 percent for the Nottawaseppi Huron Band. Additionally, each tribe shares 2 percent with local governments. Get the Story:
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