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Tribe Plans to Proceed With Casino30 November 2004CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- As reported by the Associated Press: "Citing a recent court decision, the Northern Arapaho Tribe is preparing to move ahead with plans to offer high-stakes casino gambling on the Wind River Reservation near Riverton. "On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the federal appeals court ruled in the tribe's four-year legal dispute with the state of Wyoming over the type of gambling it could offer. The appeals court ruled that the state had negotiated in bad faith with the tribe and overturned a lower court ruling that the state did not have to negotiate with the tribe over casino-type gambling. "The appeals court sent the case back to the U.S. District Court in Wyoming. But tribal representatives and the state disagree on what happens next. "'It doesn't mean the tribe and the state have to go back to negotiations,' Mark Howell, spokesman for the tribe, said. 'It just means that the district court has to incorporate the 10th Circuit decision in the lower court's decision.' "State officials are not as sure. "... Wyoming Attorney General Pat Crank said he's evaluating the state's options, which include seeking a rehearing by the three-judge circuit court panel, seeking a hearing before the entire 10th Circuit, and seeking a review by the U.S. Supreme Court..." |