Absentee Shawnee casino management suspended

Absentee Shawnee casino management suspended (July 1, 2005)

The new governor of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma suspended top managers of the tribe's casino. General manager Gary Green, assistant general manager Frank Haas and a third supervisor not identified were suspended by Gov. Larry Nuckolls. The suspensions...

Michigan tribe unveils plans for casino complex

Michigan tribe unveils plans for casino complex (July 1, 2005)

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians will break ground on a $197.4 million casino complex this summer. The tribe plans a casino, hotel and entertainment complex on 97 acres south of Petoskey. Chairman Frank Ettawageshik it would open...

Most Wisconsin tribes make compact payments

Most Wisconsin tribes make compact payments (July 1, 2005)

Most of Wisconsin's 11 gaming tribes made their compact payments to the state on Thursday but withheld payments totaling $103 million. The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe didn't pay $43.6 million. The tribe wants its losses covered if the Menominee Nation...