Indian Gaming > City sues to block Cowlitz Tribe's casino

April 1, 2008

City sues to block Cowlitz Tribe's casino

The city of Vancouver, Washington, filed suit against the National Indian Gaming Commission in hopes of stopping the casino sought by the Cowlitz Tribe .

The city says NIGC's approval of the tribe's gaming ordinance violates the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The tribe's gaming site is not "Indian lands" and the tribe doesn't have a valid tribal-state compact, according to the lawsuit.

The tribe plans to build a $510 million casino on 152 acres in Clark County. The tribe meets an exception in IGRA for newly recognized tribes.

Get the Story:
Vancouver sues to stop Cowlitz casino (The Longview Daily News 4/1)
Vancouver WA sues over Cowlitz gaming permit (AP 3/31)
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