A member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma says there are no plans for gaming on an Indian allotment that was owned by his late father.

"There is nothing being talked about at our place to my knowledge," Paul Chissoe told The Tulsa World.

Paul and his brother, Darrell, inherited the allotment from their father, Paul Chissoe Sr.. The elder Chissoe submitted a land-into-trust application but the Bureau of Indian Affairs failed to complete the process before he died in April 2011.

The land currently houses an Indian smoke shop but Tulsa city council member Phil Lakin, claims he heard rumors of a casino. The local media has not confirmed any of his information but the use of Indian allotments for gaming has stirred controversy in the last couple of weeks.

"There are many thousands of parcels of restricted individual owned properties in Oklahoma and there are no casinos on any, so what's that tell you?" Edwin Marshall, the chief of staff for Muscogee Principal Chief George Tiger told the paper.

Despite failing to offer any evidence, Lakin says the Chissoes once and for all should state their plans for their own allotment, which does not fall under city jurisdiction. He also suggested that the family sell their land, which used to be a part of the former Creek Reservation.

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