The
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, shared another $6.7 million in gaming revenues in Michigan.
Of the amount, $3.7 million from the
Gun Lake Casino went to the state while local communities received $1.8 million. And $1.1 million went to a new economic development entity set up by the tribe and the state.
“Our team members at the casino deserve a lot of credit for their outstanding contributions to the strong results for this revenue sharing distribution,” Chairman Scott Sprague said in a
press release. “The construction team is also recognized for their professionalism which allowed for seamless operations during the last year while the expansion was built.”
The tribe just debuted a $76 million expansion of the facility, which opened in February 2011. Since then, the tribe has shared nearly $93.4 million with the state and local communities.
Despite the success, a non-Indian man who lives three miles from the casino continues to question the legality of the facility. The
U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in
Patchak v. Zinke sometime this fall
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Gun Lake Casino pays out $6.7M in revenue sharing for state and local entities
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$6 million of Gun Lake Casino revenue to go towards local, state governments
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