Another Democrat has signed onto H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from
opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona.
The addition of Rep. Ed Pastor (D-Arizona) brings the total number of Democratic co-sponsors to three. The bill has four Republican co-sponsors.
The measure bars all forms of Class II or Class III gaming on land taken into trust in
the Phoenix area after January 1, 2013. It doesn't mention any tribes by name but its provisions are
clearly aimed at the Tohono O'odham Nation, whose proposed West Valley Resort
would be located in the Phoenix area.
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Congressman Ed Pastor Joins Congressman Trent Franks in Opposing Tohono O'odham Nation Proposal for West Valley Casino
(The Phoenix New Times 5/6)
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