The Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel in Idaho. Photo from Facebook
The state of Idaho sued the Coeur d'Alene Tribe on Friday in hopes of stopping poker games at the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel. The state claims the games violate the Idaho Constitution and the Class III gaming compact. The lawsuit was filed in federal court. “The compact has existed for over 21 years, and yet the tribe waited 20 years before ever suggesting that poker was a permissible form of gaming,” attorneys wrote in a legal filing that was posted by The Spokesman Review. “This newly-discovered gaming entitlement has as its roots not a change in the law but the Tribe’s pursuit of revenue. The tribe said it would start offering Texas Hold ‘Em and Omaha poker tournaments on Friday. The National Indian Gaming Commission considers non-banked card games to fall into the Class II category. "This lawsuit is completely unnecessary," Helo Hancock, the tribe's legislative liaison, told the paper. Get the Story:
Idaho sues tribe to stop poker games (AP 5/3)
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