"In 2002, the Seneca Nation and New York state entered into a “compact” under nation, state and federal law permitting the nation to open three casinos in Western New York.

In exchange for the highest-allowable percentage of revenues generated by the nation’s slot machines and other gaming devices, the state agreed under the compact that we would have exclusive rights to operate those devices in the region west of State Route 14.

The compact also states that the nation has no obligation to make the exclusivity payments if the nation is denied its bargained-for exclusivity."

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