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Yavapai-Apache Nation shares casino funds with the community

Wednesday, March 23, 2016


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The Yavapai-Apache Nation shared about $20,000 in gaming revenues with Yavapai County in Arizona.

The county distributed the funds directly to five charities and non-profits, The Camp Verde Bugle reported. Recipients included Friends of the Verde River Greenway ($10,000) and Verde Valley Caregivers ($2,500), the paper said.

Under its Class III gaming compact, the tribe shares a portion of revenues from the Cliff Castle Casino Hotel with the state. The majority -- 88 percent -- goes to the state while the remaining 12 percent goes to cities, towns and counties.

Since 2004, tribes have shared more than $1.1 billion in gaming revenues, according to the Arizona Department of Gaming.

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