Indian Gaming > Fond du Lac Band wants $75.5M in casino funds

October 27, 2009

Fond du Lac Band wants $75.5M in casino funds

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has filed a counter-claim in a lawsuit over a revenue-sharing agreement with the city of Duluth, Minnesota.

The tribe has been sharing 19 percent of gross slot machine revenues from the Fond-du-Luth Casino for the last 25 years. Now it wants all $75.5 million back.

"The legal paperwork speaks for itself," Chairwoman Karen Diver told The Duluth News Tribune.

The tribe says the revenue-sharing agreement violates the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and cannot be enforced.

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Fond du Lac Band says city should repay $75 million in casino funds (The Duluth News Tribune 10/27)
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Court Documents:
City of Duluth v. Fond du Lac Band Dispute over Revenue Sharing (Turtle Talk 10/26)

Earlier StorY:
Fond du Lac Band cuts city's casino payout (8/18)