Smooth sailing for Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe casino compact

Monday, July 18, 2011  

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota could see approval of its new Class III gaming compact within a month.

The compact authorizes up to 500 slot machines at the Royal River Casino. That's double the number in the current agreement.

The South Dakota Commission on Gaming held a hearing on the compact on Friday but there was no opposition. Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) will now send it to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for review.

Get the Story:
Royal River might add 100 machines by October (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 7/16)
Royal River Casino Doubling Slot Machines (KELO-TV 7/15)

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