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Two New Tribal Compacts Signed in Oklahoma: Keetowah and Kialegee

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has negotiated two new tribal compacts with the Kialegee Tribal Town and Keetoowah Band of Cherokee, which are now subject to approval by the Department of Interior. Oklahoma Negotiates Two More Tribal Compacts With Oklahoma’s government and tribes at daggers drawn, Gov. Kevin Stitt seems to have made another headway by […]
Two New Tribal Compacts Signed in Oklahoma: Keetowah and Kialegee
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Oklahoma New Compacts Deemed Approved by DOI, Further Deepening the Rift

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the two new gaming compacts with the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and the Comanche Nation have been deemed approved by the US Department of the Interior (DOI), hailing the negotiation efforts that secured a more level playing field and modernized gaming market in the state. “I am extremely pleased to learn […]
Oklahoma New Compacts Deemed Approved by DOI, Further Deepening the Rift
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Oklahoma Tribal Conflict Deepens with DOI Decision Pending

Five months into 2020, Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma and the state’s tribes have not reached a consensus about gaming compacts. Gov. Stitt has found new allies in two tribes and opposing the tribes have received help from Attorney General Mike Hunter. The US Department of the Interior is stepping in to settle the conflict. […]
Oklahoma Tribal Conflict Deepens with DOI Decision Pending
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Gov. Stitt Brings in an Out-of-state Law Firm to Settle Tribal Dispute

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt brings in out-of-state law firm to try and negotiate a solution with Native American tribes over compacts extension. Gov. Stitt Hires Out-of-state Law Firm to Help in Tribal Dispute Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has hired an out-of-state law firm to address the rift between Native American tribal casino operators and the […]
Gov. Stitt Brings in an Out-of-state Law Firm to Settle Tribal Dispute
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Oklahoma’s Governor Kevin Stitt Ready to Take Tribal Compacts to Court

Oklahoma’s Governor Kevin Stitt claims that unless Native Americans resolve the dispute with the state over the tribe’s compacts, they would be running some of their gambling operations illegally after January 1, 2020. No Prospects of Solving the Dispute Over the Tribal Compacts Anytime Soon The state and some of the native tribes have been […]
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Oklahoma Governor and Tribes Don’t Agree on Tribal Gaming Tax

Oklahoma’s governor to debate gambling taxation for tribal operators Tribes reluctant to agree to an increase in taxation A tribal representative argues that they are one of the largest employers in the state Oklahoma governor is trying to strike a new bargain with the state’s tribal casino operators, which will see them contribute more to […]