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Foes want Buffalo Creek casino shut down16 July 2008BUFFALO, New York -– As reported by the Buffalo News: "Opponents of the Seneca Nation's Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino asked U. S. District Judge William M. Skretny Monday to go as far as to direct the U. S. Marshals Service, if necessary, to permanently shut down gambling at the Seneca's downtown Buffalo site. "The Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County filed a motion in federal court requesting an expedited hearing on their motion for Skretny to issue an order enforcing his judgment last week that gambling on the nine-acre site is illegal. "…Maurice A. John Sr., the president of the Seneca Nation of Indians, stressed Monday that the nation itself is not a party to the lawsuit. After last week's decision, the nation announced it would be continuing its operations "business as usual" at the casino site. "The Senecas say Skretny's decision didn't include an order to stop operating the casino…" |