Seneca-Cayuga Tribe resurrects plans for off-reservation casino

Friday, January 4, 2013  

The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma is once again pursuing an off-reservation casino in New York, The Auburn Citizen reports.

The tribe submitted a land-into-trust application for a 229-acre site in Cayuga County. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is in the early stages of processing it, the paper said.

The tribe's previous casino plan was rejected by the Bush administration in January 2008 under a controversial "guidance memo" that effectively barred all off-reservation land acquisitions. The Obama administration rescinded the policy in June 2011.

Get the Story:
Oklahoma tribe resurrects Aurelius casino plans (The Auburn Citizen 1/4)

Relevant Documents:
2008 Rejection Letter | 2008 Guidance on taking off-reservation land into trust for gaming purposes [Rescinded by Obama administration]