Friday, March 09, 2007

Officials say a federal agency's proposal to limit development of new
American Indian casinos on off-reservation sites would not have much effect
on Indian gambling in South Dakota, One portion has to do with whether
tribes will need to prove a historical connection to the land on which they
want to build a casino.
Attorney General Larry Long says it won't affect South Dakota because no
displaced tribes can make historical land claims in the state. Mike
Jandreau, the chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, says there's a
different reason Indian gambling will not expand. He says it's because
Governor Rounds is against it.
Federal law requires states to negotiate gambling compacts with tribes.
Jandreau says Rounds has refused to reopen the compacts with tribes that
want to expand gambling.