Tahlequah Casino Will Remain Open
The fight over whether the Tahlequah casino was operating on Native American land has been going on for years.Monday, July 30th 2012, 7:13 pm
Indian Affairs rendered a decision Monday that will allow the Keetoowah Casino to stay open for business.
The fight over whether the Tahlequah casino was operating legally has been going on for years.
The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians faced a July 30 deadline to get the land, on which the casino sits, put into trust with the Department of the Interior, or close the casino and cease gaming operations.
They submitted an application to put the land into trust in August 2011.
It came down to the wire, but the Department of the Interior finally approved the UKB's application Monday.
7/27/2012 Related Story: Deadline Approaching For Embattled Tahlequah Casino
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