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Charges Dropped Against Casino Manager

KANSAS CITY, Kansas – As reported by the Associated Press: "A judge on Wednesday threw out two gambling-related charges filed against the general manager of a closed American Indian casino in downtown Kansas City, Kan.

"Ellis Enyart, 52, of Wyandotte, Okla., was charged with felony commercial gambling and a misdemeanor charge of possession of a gambling device after the state raided and closed the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma's 7th Street Casino on April 2. Similar charges against a second employee had previously been dropped.

"…In his ruling after a court hearing, Wyandotte County District Judge Robert L. Serra agreed with Enyart's attorney that federal law superseded state law regulating Indian gaming…"

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