The Michigan House voted 63-41 on Wednesday to approve a Class III gaming compact with the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe.
The compact calls for the tribe to share between 8-10 percent of slot machine revenues. The local government will also receive a cut of revenues. The tribe is still awaiting final approval of its land-into-trust application. A federal judge recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by casino opponents. Michigan is home to more than 18 tribal and non-tribal gaming facilities. Get the Story: