The state of Ohio shut down an illegal bingo hall that was being operated by a group called the Tallige Cherokee Nation.
Scioto County sheriff's officers raided the Cherokee Bingo Hall yesterday. The state said the facility lacked a license. Oliver Collins, the self-proclaimed "principal chief," said the raid was illegal. He said his group has a right to operate without a state license because it is a sovereign tribe. The bingo hall had a license in the past but Collins refused to pay the $4,000 fee this year. Get the Story: