Kansas Casino Hauled Away As reported by the Kansas City Star: "Mobile building units that once housed a tribal casino in downtown Kansas City, Kan., were hauled away Wednesday. "'This in no way is a bow down or a decision that we are going away,' said Jason Hodges, a spokesman for the Wyandotte Nation that operated the 7th Street Casino. "City and state officials have challenged the tribal-owned casino site's de facto reservation status since it was granted by the federal government in the mid-1990s. "In August 2003, the tribe defied government officials and opened the casino in several linked mobile building units parked beside the tribe's Huron Indian Cemetery across the street from City Hall…" |