Toolsview all


Tribe hopes gaming forces legal action
Apache group plans to prove it can operate casino in New Mexico.

 
By The Associated Press    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: June 24, 2008

DEMING, N.M. — The head of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma says a poker tournament at the tribe's southern New Mexico casino is aimed at forcing a decision on the legality of gambling at the casino.

More Info

About Fort Sill Apaches
Members of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe are descended from the Chiricahua and Warm Springs Apaches, who lived in parts of New Mexico, Arizona and northern Mexico but were removed in the 1880s and sent first to Florida and then to Oklahoma.

The land for the casino was purchased by the tribe in 1998 and taken into trust by the Interior Department for the tribe in 2002. Federal law prohibits gambling on Indian lands taken into trust after October 1988, except under certain conditions.

Advertisement

Page 1 of 2

Toolsview all



Related Topics: Culture and Lifestyle, Hobbies and Pastimes, Card Games, Games, Poker



Leave a Comment

Thank you for joining our conversation on NewsOK.com. We encourage your discussion but ask that you stay within the bounds of our commenting and posting policy. Please help by flagging comments that violate these guidelines. Posts that contain obscene or vulgar language will be immediately flagged and not posted.

If you prefer your thoughts to appear in The Oklahoman, we encourage you to submit a letter to the editor.

Would you like to leave a comment?

Log in or sign up (it's free).

comments powered by Disqus

Ads by Yahoo!

Woman is 51 But Looks 25
Mom reveals simple wrinkle secret that has angered doctors...
ConsumerLifestyles.org
1 Tip to Lose Stomach Fat
This unusual article shows 3 veggies that fight stomach fat.
TruthAboutStomachFat.com

News Photo Galleriesview all