--- 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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