State seeks to delay Northern Arapaho gaming

Thursday, November 3, 2005  

The state of Wyoming is seeking to delay the Northern Arapaho Tribe from offering Class III gaming on the reservation.

The tribe won a major court victory that allows the "full gamut" of Class III games. State officials subsequently said they would not challenge the decision [Wyoming governor accepts Indian gaming decision].

But state attorney general Pat Crank now plans to ask the court to order the parties into negotiations for a compact. The whole basis for the lawsuit was that the state wouldn't agree to the compact and the state was found to be in bad faith [Wyoming tribe wins Class III gaming case again].

Tribal officials said they were surprised to learn of the state's strategy. They plan to fight efforts to delay Class III gaming at $10 million casino that is under construction.

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