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Supreme Court ruling stops Amador casino plans
March 28, 2009
PLYMOUTH, CA – The Ione Band of Miwok Indians were dealt a legal defeat to their
planned $250 million casino 220 acres in Plymouth by the U.S.
Supreme Court. The high court ruled last month that land could not be taken into
trust for the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island under the Indian
Reorganization Act of 1934, because the tribe was not federally recognized at
that time.
The Ione Band of Miwok Indians had its federal recognition restored in 1994. Its
status in 1934 is unclear. The tribe signed a treaty in the late 1800s and
"continued contact with the federal government" as evidence of an earlier
recognition.
"This is a blow for gaming and non-gaming tribes," Matt Franklin, tribal
chairman of the Ione Band of Miwok Indians, said Friday. "This is bad for Indian
Country. Everyone is scrambling to see how this affects us."
"We have our attorneys looking at the language and looking at different
alternatives," he said regarding the impact of the court decision on his tribe.
Franklin said tribes convening under the National Gaming Association plan to ask
Congress for legislation to clarify and remedy the court decision.
The National Indian Gaming Commission, a regulatory agency, will hear testimony
within the next two weeks, he said.
BUENA VISTA CASINO
The court ruling will not to stop another Amador County casino project proposed
by the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians. That tribe was established in
1926, according to federal records. The Buena Vista casino will have 24,000
square feet of gambling, 950 slot machines and 20 game tables. It is scheduled
to open in the fall of 2010.
JACKSON RANCHERIA CASINO
Amador County is home to the 130,000-square-foot Jackson Rancheria casino with
its 1,500 slot machines. The casino is owned by the Jackson Rancheria Band of
Miwok Indians. The date of the tribe's federal recognition was not readily
available from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
RED HAWK CASINO
The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians tribe was recognized in 1914.
They own the Red Hawk Casino in El Dorado County featuring a 278,00-square-feet
gaming floor, 2,000 slot machines, and 75 gaming tables.
THUNDER VALLEY CASINO
The United Auburn Indian Community was recognized by the federal government in
1910. It owns Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln which features a 85,000
square-feet gaming floor, 2,600 slot machines and 98 gambling tables.
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