Parker Griffith, the Democratic candidate for governor of Alabama, said he will negotiate a Class III gaming compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians if he is elected.
Griffith said the state would benefit by taking a share of the tribe's gaming revenues.
"Poarch Creek leaders have done a great job with gaming in Alabama, and we should be talking about expansion to generate more tax revenue for the state and jobs for Alabamians," the candidate said at a press conference on Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
The tribe has repeatedly offered to share revenues through a compact. But the state's governors have never come to the table -- Gov. Robert Bentley (R), who is running for re-election, hasn't met with the tribe.
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(AP 10/3)
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