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MAY 30, 2001

New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid and 12 tribes are still battling over how they will repay money owed to the state from their casinos.

The tribes owe more than $100 million for compacts signed in 1997, requiring them to give 16 percent of their revenues to the state. The tribes protested the rate, resulting in a lawsuit filed by Madrid.

The dispute was partially resolved in March with new compacts capping the rate at 8 percent. But the parties have yet to figure out how to repay the money and two tribes -- Pojoaque Pueblo and the Mescalero Apache Nation -- are holding out.

Santa Clara Pueblo is part of the compacts approved by the Legislature but is not required to make any back payments as the tribe has not yet opened a casino.

Get the Story:
Tribes and N.M. government still struggling on gambling agreement (The Albuquerque Tribune 5/30)

Relevant Links:
Attorney General, New Mexico - http://www.ago.state.nm.us

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