Leaders of the Delaware Tribe met with Gov. Sam Brownback (R) to discuss the tribe's return to Kansas. Photo from Delaware Indian News
The Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma has a development agreement for a casino in Kansas, The Lawrence Journal-World reports. The agreement doesn't say where the casino would be built. But leaders in Lawrence are confident the tribe won't be using a newly acquired 87-acre site near the city. "We certainly were left with the impression that their thoughts on Lawrence being a site for a casino were pretty much dashed at this point," Douglas County Commissioner Nancy Thellman told the paper. The tribe plans to submit a land-into-trust application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Chief Paula Pechonick said it won't be for gaming purposes. Get the Story:
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