Indian Gaming > Lawmakers vow to fight non-existent UKB casino

January 19, 2006

Lawmakers vow to fight non-existent UKB casino

Members of Congress are already lobbying the Interior Department against a casino that hasn't even been proposed yet on land that isn't even in trust.

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Alabama) said they have already spoken to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Indian Gaming Commission. They said they will block the United Keetoowah Band of Oklahoma from opening a casino in Alabama.

The UKB currently doesn't have plans for a casino in Alabama, tribal officials said. The tribe has been donated 69 acres in Fort Payne. A museum and cultural center are planned.

Get the Story:
Lawmakers fight casino plan (The Huntsville Times 1/19)
Sessions to fight Indian gaming (The Montgomery Advertiser 1/19)
Sessions: Stop casino (The Decatur Daily 1/19)
Press Release: U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions Will Fight Efforts To Establish Indian Gambling At Fort Payne (Sessions 1/18)