Bay Mills Indian Community to appeal decision against casino

Thursday, March 31, 2011

The Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan will ask the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to reopen its off-reservation casino.

The tribe shut down its casino in Vanderbilt on Tuesday. A federal judge ruled that the gaming site is not on Indian land, as required by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

The tribe acknowledges it didn't go through the land-into-trust process for the casino. But it says it acquired the site in connection with a land claim settlement.

A similar issue arose in New York with the Seneca Nation, whose off-reservation casino is still being challenged in court.

Get the Story:
Bay Mills appeals preliminary injunction of Vanderbilt Casino (Up North Live 3/30)
Vanderbilt Casino: Two Competing Interests With Statewide Implications (IPR 3/30)

District Court Decision:
Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community (March 29, 2011)