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Indiana casino protest fails Caesars Southern Indiana Casino is home to 1,200 slot machines, as well as sports betting, poker and table games. Laurencio Ronquillo photo A $250 million deal between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Caesars Entertainment will go forward after Tribal Council voted Jan. 14 to deny a protest challenging the deal’s legality.  The protest resolution came from a group of 14 tribal members that included two sitting Tribal Council members and a for...

January 12, 2021 I am an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and currently live in Illinois with hopes of moving back to help my siblings as we are all getting older. My siblings have been taught to work hard and make their own way thanks to our mom who never had the benefit of social programs. Unlike now, we had no College option, join the Military or start a family. My mom took her eight children off the “reservation” to try and make a better life. She waitressed a...

Tribal members seek to reverse casino purchase In addition to slots and table games, Caesars Southern Indiana offers sports betting. Laurencio Ronquillo photo A group of 14 tribal members that includes two sitting Tribal Council members and a former principal chief has entered a resolution aiming to reverse a Dec. 17 vote to purchase the gaming operation at Caesars Southern Indiana Casino for $250 million.  The protest letter and proposed resolution claim that the decision and th...

so from within the shadow of enormous growing spending deficit, we look at the issues facing our country. as we see on both sides of the aisle an agreement there is no avoiding the problem anymore. and most, if not all agencies and programs will be called on to participate in the solution. we all recognize that the federal government has important responsibilities in indian country. safety, education, health care. just to name a few as senator franken previously mentioned. we all know ...