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US – Oklahoma Governor raises the stakes in fight with tribal nations
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has filed a response in federal court to the Choctaw, Cherokee and Chickasaw Nations’ lawsuit regarding the January 1, 2020 expiration date in the Model Gaming Compact, declaring once again that the tribes’ operation of Class III electronic games is no longer allowed. The Office of the Governor will be represented…
US – Oklahoma’s casinos stay open despite Governor’s warning
Oklahoma’s 100-plus tribal casinos remained open as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, flying in the face of Governor Kevin Stitt’s warning that the gaming compacts expired on January 1 and that casino gambling after that date will be illegal. Muscogee Principal Chief James Floyd, who operates River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa,…
