The Kialegee Tribal Town of Oklahoma will open a temporary casino in late March or early April, attorney Dennis Whittlesey said.
The tribe started work on the Red Clay Casino. Opponents are questioning the legality of the site -- it's on a restricted Indian allotment -- but Whittlesey is confident the facility will open.
"If we allow political decisions to determine whether tribal projects can open, based on local opposition, there'd never be a tribal project opened anywhere in the country of any kind," Whittlesey told KRMG-TV.
The temporary casino will offer 480 gaming machines, according to Whittlesey.
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Casino developers' attorney says opponents have no legal way to stop it
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Attorney speaks out for Red Clay Casino developers
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Attorney: no legal case to stop Broken Arrow casino
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