Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is urging the Obama administration to reject an off-reservation casino for the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma.
The tribe recently submitted a land-into-trust application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe wants to use 229 acres in Cayuga and Seneca counties for a gaming facility. "In 2006, the tribe had made a similar application, noting its intent to build a casino and hotel on the land once it is taken into trust," Schumer wrote in a letter to Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn. "That application was rejected in 2008, and this one should be as well." The Bush administration rejected the casino in 2008 under the controversial off-reservation guidance memo. The Obama administration has rescinded the policy. Get the Story: