Oklahoma governor, tribes clash over casino gaming revenue
July 11, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Leaders with Oklahoma's powerful Native American tribes are voicing frustration with the state's Republican governor after they say he caught them off guard with plans to force renegotiations for a bigger piece of the billions of dollars tribal casinos generate each year.
In an editorial Monday in the Tulsa World, Gov. Kevin Stitt suggested the existing compacts, which call for tribes to pay between 4% and 10% of a casino's net revenue in "exclusivity fees," should be reevaluated now that the gambling industry has matured in Oklahoma.
"In this case, that means sitting...
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