A Mohawk community in New York is operating a gaming facility under a unique arrangement that dates to 1977, The Albany Times-Union reports. For three years, the Warrior Society Mohawks occupied state land to protest the theft of their ancestral territory. To end the protest, the state agreed to allow the society to live on state-owned land. Since then, the Mohawks at Ganienkeh have opened a gas station, a smoke shop and a golf course on the property. But it's a bingo hall with electronic gaming machines that has drawn complaints from the federally-recognized St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. The Mohawks at St. Regis say the facility violates the exclusivity provisions of their Class III gaming compact. So they are withholding about $35 million in gaming revenues from the state. The state has agreed to investigate ""unlawful gaming activity" at Ganienkeh, the Times-Union reported. Get the Story:
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