Another Democrat signs onto anti-Tohono O'odham casino bill

Monday, May 6, 2013
Filed Under: Casino Stalker | Legislation
More on: 113th, arizona, democrats, ed pastor, house, off-reservation, republicans, tohono oodham

Artist's rendering of the proposed West Valley Resort. Image from Tohono O'odham Nation.

Another Democrat has signed onto H.R.1410, a bill that would prevent the Tohono O'odham Nation from opening an off-reservation casino in Arizona.

The addition of Rep. Ed Pastor (D-Arizona) brings the total number of Democratic co-sponsors to three. The bill has four Republican co-sponsors.

The measure bars all forms of Class II or Class III gaming on land taken into trust in the Phoenix area after January 1, 2013. It doesn't mention any tribes by name but its provisions are clearly aimed at the Tohono O'odham Nation, whose proposed West Valley Resort would be located in the Phoenix area.

Get the Story:
Congressman Ed Pastor Joins Congressman Trent Franks in Opposing Tohono O'odham Nation Proposal for West Valley Casino (The Phoenix New Times 5/6)

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