KANSAS – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has asked a court to overturn a federal government determination that would clear the way for the Quapaw Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma to conduct gaming on a small strip of land in Cherokee County.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court in Topeka, asks the court to declare that the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) acted arbitrarily and exceeded its statutory authority when it found that the Quapaw Tribe’s current presence in the State of Kansas allows the tribe to conduct gaming in Kansas.
“When the tribe requested that the land be taken into trust, it told the federal government that the property would be used for non-gaming purposes, namely a parking lot,” Schmidt said. “In spite of this, the tribe almost immediately requested an opinion from the NIGC to allow gaming on the property.
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