Tribes call for rehearing in Mashantucket casino taxation suit

Tuesday, September 10, 2013  

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is seeing support from Indian Country in a casino taxation dispute.

The tribe sued the town of Ledyard over taxes imposed on non-Indian vendors that lease slot machines to the Foxwoods Resort Casino. A federal judge sided with the tribe but the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals said the tax was legal.

The tribe is now asking a full panel of the 2nd Circuit to rehear the case. The Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon and the Coquille Tribe of Oregon are backing the request, The New London Day reported.

Get the Story:
Other gaming tribes support Mashantuckets' review request in tax ruling (The New London Day 9/10)

2nd Circuit Decision:
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation v. Ledyard (July 15, 2013)

Mashantucket Tribe weighs appeal in slot machine taxes case (08/19)