Wednesday, August 16, 2006

As reported by the Tulsa World: "Local radio talk-show host Michael
DelGiorno -- who has railed against Indian casinos and gamblers on his
show -- has been banished from Creek Nation casinos after he allegedly was
caught taking poker chips following a losing hand at blackjack, tribal
records show. "DelGiorno also was told to leave a Cherokee Nation casino on
the same day last year after a dealer complained that he had made sexually
inappropriate remarks, records show. "DelGiorno hosts a morning talk show on
KFAQ (1170 AM), where he often discusses his views on religious and social
issues. ".The Creek Nation Office of Public Gaming held a hearing Sept. 20
and issued an order banishing DelGiorno from the tribe's casinos for five
years, the maximum allowed under the tribe's code, records show. ".About
three hours before the incident at the Creek Nation casino, DelGiorno had
been told to leave the Cherokee Casino in Catoosa
".The incident report, dated Aug. 29, 2005, states that DelGiorno and
another man who were playing poker began cussing at the dealer because they
were losing. The men also made sexually inappropriate remarks to a male
dealer about a nearby female dealer, the report says."