The shuttered Bay Mills Indian Community casino in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Photo © Bay Mills News
Newspaper says proposal for local casino will be affected by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community:
Port Huron’s hope for casino gambling could be coming to a close. When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, it could be the beginning of the end. Whatever the court decides could have a dramatic impact on Michigan’s casino gambling industry, American Indian gaming and American Indian communities throughout the nation. At issue is whether Bay Mills has the right to run its gambling operations beyond its reservation. The Upper Peninsula tribe briefly opened a casino in the northern Lower Peninsula town of Vanderbilt in 2010 with money it received from the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1997. Because Bay Mills was compensated for lost land, its leaders argue that whatever property the tribe buys with that money becomes tribal land. The state attorney general dismissed the argument and quickly closed the Vanderbilt casino.Get the Story:
Editorial: Don't bet on a Bay Mills court victory (The Port Huron Times Herald 10/22) Relevant Documents:
Supreme Court Order List | Supreme Court Docket Sheet No. 12-515 6th Circuit Decision:
Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community (August 15, 2012) Related Stories:
Supreme Court takes up Bay Mills gaming case on December 2 (10/18)
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