Looks to me like they are calling the state's bluff and with the support of the NIGC. Picture state troopers showing up and being greeted by Fed special agents.
Memories of George Wallace blocking the door at the Univ. of Alabama.
Here in Massachusetts, the Wampanoag Tribe agreed to a 21% state cut on their proposed casino resort in the City of Taunton and Feds said that was too much. It's now down to 17% awaiting the high sign from the Feds.
The deal is based on the Wampanoag's having a monopoly on gambling in the southeastern part of the state. Said on the news this morning if the deal doesn't happen the tribe will build the joint and the state will get nada.
--- 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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> If Wind Creek has installed a handful of Class III vp machines, then they're potentially arming Alabama to renew it's assault on Poarch gaming.
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Dave" <haaljo@> wrote:
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> > The tribes wiki:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poarch_Band_of_Creek_Indians
> > "The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is the only federally recognized tribe of Native Americans in Alabama. Historically speaking the Muskogee language, they were formerly known as the Creek Nation East of the Mississippi. They are located mostly in Escambia County. They operate three gaming casinos and a hotel..."
> >
> > Interesting one page pdf on their website dated 03/19/13:
> > http://www.poarchcreekindians.org/wmlib/pdf/pr/2013_mar_19.pdf
> > "Poarch Creek Indian Reservation, Alabama – March 19, 2013. The nation's top federal regulator for Indian gaming has once again confirmed that the Poarch Band of Creek Indian's gaming operations are operating legally within Alabama and are subject to federal, not state, laws..."
> >
> > The head butting between Alabama and the Feds may have created an opening for the Poarch Band to install "real" VP machines. Maybe the six machines are part of a poker game that's been going on for awhile?
> >
> > --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, st.tropez97@ wrote:
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> > > Someone told me that the Wind Creek Casino, a Native American casino in Altmore Alabama, now has six video poker machines that appear to be Class III. They are 5c/10c/25c 3/5 plays with autohold that can be changed. There's no genie or match card that changes your holds and the deal/draw appear to be random. They look like regular IGT/Action Gaming multiline machines according to the screen shot I saw.
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> > > If anyone can confirm that these machines are Class III, I will ask that this casino be added to the vpFREE2.com database.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
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