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The Sault Indian Tribe Against Indian Commission and Department of Interior to Continue its Casino Operation
On August 30th, 2007, a judge's decision allowed gaming at a brand new casino situated in northern Michigan for the time being, which is owned by an Indian tribe, until a decision of a lawsuit over whether the casino facility can be built on the land that is deemed inappropriate for tribal gambling.
The decision by Allan Edgar, the federal judge from Tennessee standing in as a visiting judge from the Western District of Michigan is vital regarding the plans of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to open a gaming facility at their Kewadin Shores Casino and Hotel in St. Ignace.
The Sault Tribe filed a case against the National Indian Gaming Commission and the U.S. Department of Interior to permit the opening of the facility, which is located near the Mackinac Bridge. The Indian tribe also filed for a restraining order to stop the action of both departments.
The Indian tribe started putting their 800 slot machines and 26 casino table games from a temporary establishment into the new casino facility on Wednesday. The tribe's brand new 29,070 square ft. casino establishment is just a part of the tribe's $41 million facility.
It also has a three-story hotel facility with eighty-one rooms, two dining areas and a lounge. On February 2006, the gambling commission declined to give its permission to allow the casino to open for business because some parts of the facility were mistakenly constructed on a land that is not allowed to have tribal gaming.
The gambling commission's decision was not announced until the casino was almost completed. The tribe pushed ahead with the construction and opened the casino on June 2006.
The federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988 states where Indian owned casinos can be built and say when the land bought by the Indian tribe can be used for Indian gaming or not.
Wednesday, September 26 , 2007
Victor Copeland