Greetings from Oklahoma, the Indian Territory. State with more casinos than
any other state, except Nevada.
River Spirit Casino, Tulsa, OK is Creek
owned.<http://www.riverspirittulsa.com/aboutus/pages/home.aspx>
Regards,
Michael
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Mickey <mickeycrimm@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vp_wiz" <harry.porter@...> wrote:
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> > The Poarch Band hasn't entered into a state compact with Alabama that
> would authorize them to offer gaming other than the bingo-compliant Class
> II equipment permitted under the NIGC. (And, clearly aren't on a path to do
> so.)
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> >
> The Creeks, huh? There's not a finer outfit I'd like to fleece. If they
> ever move to Class III I think I'll come calling. Of course, if I don't
> find anything to play I'll have to take a walk. But if I find any leaks in
> their boat I'll sink 'em. I'll hammer them right to their knees.
>
> During the War of 1812 the British and Spanish armed the Creeks through
> the Port of Pensacola. In the summer of 1813 strong rumors of an impending
> Indian attack were floating around southwestern Alabama. The settlers,
> afraid for their lives, poured into Fort Mims for protection. The problem
> with the fort is it was poorly defended. The commanding officer, Major
> Daniel Beasley, was a bonehead who discounted not only the rumors but
> several sightings of "painted warriors" in the area. The door to the fort
> hadn't been closed for so long that drifting sands prevented it's closing.
>
> On the 30th of August 1813, 1000 Creek Warriors from the Red Stick faction
> came calling. The ensuing slaughter is recorded as the biggest massacre in
> the history of the United States. Of the 550 people inside the fort, only
> 36 survived. One of the women killed inside that fort that day, Penelope
> Farr Depriest, is one of my 4th great-grandmothers.
>
> There is not a casino in the country I would like to beat more than Wind
> Creek. Blood is thicker than water and payback is a....
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