The federal government has dropped its appeal of a gaming case involving the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Michigan.
The tribe spent $41 million on the Kewadin Shores
Casino but the National Indian Gaming Commission
said the site didn't qualify under the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act. The land was taken into trust after 1988, the year IGRA became law.
A federal judge disagreed, noting that the casino site is adjacent to land that was already in trust prior to 1988. The Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal but withdrew it this week, the Associated Press reported.
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Appeal dropped in Sault Ste. Marie casino case
Friday, January 16, 2009
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