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Colorado Casino Plans Fall Apart

COLORADO – As reported by the Denver Post: "Plans for a $100 million American Indian casino in Pueblo fell apart over the weekend when the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma overwhelmingly voted not to give up 27 million acres of historical land claims in Colorado for a 5-acre casino site in Pueblo.

"The tribal council voted 122-5 against a proposal that would have directed the tribe's business council to proceed with negotiations to establish the Pueblo casino.

"Casino development partner Council Tree Communications pulled out of the project Monday, nearly a year after its plans for a casino near Denver International Airport fizzled.

"…The primary sticking point was a section of the provision giving up all land and water claims in Colorado.

"The developers also said they would share revenue and abide by city and state laws in the casino, which, if approved, would have been on Indian trust land.

"…The casino proposal was announced Aug. 20 but had been quietly in the works at least since April. The Pueblo City Council and Pueblo County commissioners signed letters of intent to back the plan…"

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