ALABAMA-COUSHATTA RESERVATION, TX - /AP/ - The Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe decided July 25 to follow a federal judge's order and closed its casino
at midnight.
U.S. District Judge John Hannah Jr. ordered the casino closed
last month, saying the casino violates the Native American Restoration Act of
1987.
The law offered the tribe federal recognition in exchange for an
agreement to not engage in activities that would be otherwise illegal in their
home state. Gambling is illegal in Texas.
"We have come together in a time of disappointment for our
people," tribal chairman Kevin สล็อตแตกบ่อยที่สุด said at a news conference, surrounded
by supporters holding signs including "Sovereignty not Poverty" and
"We Will Fight and Win."
The tribe on July 22 asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
in New Orleans to stay Hannah's ruling while it goes through the appeals
process.
The appeals panel denied the stay and the tribe has decided to
lobby lawmakers to change legislation so that it may reopen rather than pursue
further appeals.
The Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino, which employs nearly 300 people,
including 70 tribe members about 90 miles northeast of Houston, will pay
employees and extend their health benefits for three months.
"It's also a disappointment for all the employees
here," said Carla Edwards, who has worked at the casino since October.
"It's just not fair. We are good, hardworking people that don't deserve to
be on welfare."
Casino employee Terri Roper disables a slot machine at the casino
today at the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation. The tribe complied with a court
order and shut down at the stroke of midnight July 25.
Leaders said the casino earned the tribe at least $1 million a
month.
Many directed their anger from July 25 at Texas Attorney General
John Cornyn, who has sought to close both the Alabama-Coushatta and the Tiguas'
casino in El Paso. The Tiguas' casino closed in February.
Cornyn's office has maintained that state law prohibits casino
gambling. Cornyn spokeswoman Jane Dees Sheppard declined to comment on
Thursday.
The Alabama-Coushatta and the Tiguas argue that the state's
loosely written lottery statute sanctions their casinos.
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