Michigan tells Bay Mills Indian Community to shut down casino

Friday, December 17, 2010

Michigan attorney general Mike Cox is telling the Bay Mills Indian Community to shut down its off-reservation casino.

The tribe says it's entitled to open a casino in Vanderbilt in connection with a land claim settlement. But a letter from Cox said the site doesn't qualify for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

"The State therefore demands that Bay Mills immediately cease operation of all Class III gaming at the Vanderbilt casino," Cox wrote. "If such Class III gaming is not terminated after Bay Mills' receipt of this letter, the State will take appropriate action to ensure compliance with its laws and compel closure of the Vanderbilt casino."

The tribe opened the casino on November 3 and recently began an expansion that will double the size of the facility.

Get the Story:
State denies Vanderbilt casino (The Port Huron Times Herald 12/17)
State orders Vanderbilt Bay Mills Casino to close (The Gaylord Herald Times 12/17)
State Orders Vanderbilt Casino Closed (IPR 12/16)
AG tells Vanderbilt Casino to "cease operations immediately" (Up North Live 12/16)