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Jackson county asks for casino vote

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi – As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: "Jackson County supervisors formally asked the Legislature on Tuesday for the authority to hold a non-binding vote to determine how people in the county feel about tribal gaming on Indian land along Mississippi 57 and gambling in general.

"Jackson County voted down gambling in 1990, but sovereign Indian nations may have casinos on their land. The Mississippi Band of Choctaws has started the process of having 100 acres in central Jackson County declared tribal lands for that purpose.

"Though the issue will ultimately be determined by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Mississippi's governor has input and supervisors have said they believe a non-binding vote on gambling could influence the powers that be…"

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