TaxesPoarch Creek
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Taxes still in debate; Commissioner questions attorney motives (5/15/2012)
(Alabama) -- Escambia County Commissioner Brandon Smith questioned the “personal agenda” of attorney Bryan Taylor who was hired to consult with the...
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Atmore disputes over land tax for Wind Creek Casino and Hotel (5/2/2012)
(Alabama) -- Our area's only casino is facing several challenges that could allegedly threaten the casino's existence and thousands of jobs. Since 2009, the Wind...
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Escambia County, Poarch Creeks in battle over property taxes (4/26/2012)
(Alabama) -- It’s “non-negotiable” that casinos operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians will begin to pay property taxes, according to Escambia...
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Editorial: Tribe and error: Killing the goose that laid the golden egg at an Indian casino in Alabama? (4/25/2012)
(Alabama) -- Something strange is going on in Escambia County, where the Poarch Band of Creek Indians operate a large casino complex. The Poarch Creeks, the only...
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Poarch Band: If Escambia County wins tax dispute, Wind Creek casinos could close (4/25/2012)
(Alabama) -- A representative of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians says that if Escambia County is successful in its attempt to collect taxes from the group's...
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Poarch Creek Indians say they are not impacted by ruling on taxes (4/18/2012)
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians are denying that they are covered under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that states the federal government has no right to hold...
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Escambia County wants tribe taxed (4/16/2012)
(Alabama) -- The Escambia County Commission is pursuing action that will result in taxing the Poarch Creek Band of Indians. County Commissioner David Stokes said, "...
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County seeks taxes from Poarch Creek Indians (4/14/2012)
(Alabama) -- Escambia County Commissioners are beginning a legal process that could eventually put more tax revenue into the coffers — but that move would mean the...
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Tribal Taxation
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Senate Considers Tax Reform for Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories (5/15/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday to examine the impact of tax reform on Native American tribes and U.S. territories such as...
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Seneca Nation President Speaks to U.S. Finance Committee (5/15/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Seneca Nation President Robert Odawi Porter on Tuesday called on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee to recognize Indian nations’ sovereign...
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Wind River Reservation Taxation Case Raises Other Issues (5/15/2012)
(Wyoming) -- A protest against state and local taxation on Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation, home to the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes, has...
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Documents show agency insiders questioned Great Wolf Lodge tax exemption (5/15/2012)
(Washington) -- Great Wolf Resorts is a Wisconsin-based chain of indoor water parks and hotels. Four years ago, the company expanded what it calls its “paw print...
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Great Wolf Lodge tax exemption stands despite internal doubts, court ruling (5/15/2012)
(Washington) -- Since the 1970s, U.S. policy toward American Indian tribes has been to encourage economic independence. Tribal casinos are probably the most visible...
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Lawyer who ruled Great Wolf Lodge extempt from taxes had doubts (5/15/2012)
(Washington) -- Five years ago, the state ruled that Great Wolf Lodge in South Thurston County was exempt from most state taxes because it was partly owned by the...
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Documents Show Agency Insiders Questioned Great Wolf Lodge Tax Exemption (5/14/2012)
(Washington) -- Great Wolf Resorts is a Wisconsin-based chain of indoor water parks and hotels. Four years ago, the company expanded what it calls its “paw print...
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IRS Consults with Tribal Leaders on Welfare Exclusion (5/14/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said Monday they plan to hold a listening session with Native American tribal leaders to...
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Deal would ease state tax on casinos' free slots promotions (5/8/2012)
(Connecticut) -- Aiming to fend off competition from gaming halls in neighboring states, Connecticut's casino-owning Indian tribes struck an agreement with Gov....
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Tribal tax appeal heard in Denver; has implications on border issue (5/8/2012)
(Denver) -- Northern Arapaho litigation against Fremont County and the State of Wyoming is using a taxation issue to determine the Wind River Indian Reservation's...
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Northern Arapaho push federal appeal of taxation (4/30/2012)
(Wyoming) -- The Northern Arapaho Tribe continues to press its legal claim that tribal members shouldn't be subject to taxation by the state of Wyoming or Fremont...
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First Nation still paying taxes on land it doesn't own (4/5/2012)
(Sudbury) -- The province said it plans to stop charging a northern First Nation property tax on land it doesn't actually own. Nipissing First Nation, located near...
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LEGAL ANALYSIS: Federal judge issues comprehensive tax ruling preempting local property taxes on casino slot machines (4/5/2012)
(Connecticut) -- In a uniquely comprehensive order issued March 27, 2012, Senior United States District Judge Warren W. Eginton (District of Connecticut) held that the...
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Connecticut Tribe Wins Lawsuit Over Slot Machine Taxes (3/30/2012)
(Connecticut) -- The American Indian tribe that owns Foxwoods Resort Casino has won a federal lawsuit against the town of Ledyard over property taxes levied on leased...
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Mashantucket Court Ruling Reaffirms Non-taxable Status of Reservations (3/30/2012)
(Connecticut) -- In an important legal win for Indian country, a federal judge has reaffirmed that states and their subdivisions cannot tax property on Indian land...
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Tribe prevails in tax dispute with town of Ledyard (3/30/2012)
(Connecticut) -- A federal judge in Bridgeport has ruled in favor of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe in its six-year-old lawsuit over the town of Ledyard’s taxation...
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Illinois Gaming
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Des Plaines Reaches Crossroads on Gaming Tax Revenue (5/1/2012)
(Illinois) -- Sometime in the next eight months, the City of Des Plaines is going to be able to reach into its coffers for the first time to spend gaming tax revenue...
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Vikings Stadium
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GOP group opposes gambling expansion for stadium (4/27/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Highlighting a strong divide in the Republican Party, group of GOP legislators spoke out strongly against a proposed expansion of charitable gambling to...
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Minn. GOP lawmakers want game-tied stadium taxes (4/27/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Most Republican lawmakers who control Minnesota's Legislature never met a tax increase they liked, but a handful said Thursday that the state's...
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Alabama Class II
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‘The door is open’ (4/25/2012)
(Alabama) -- An attempt by the Escambia County Commission to get more taxes from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians could lead to the closing of Wind Creek Casino and...
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Etowah’s bingo casino plan hits snags (4/16/2012)
(Alabama) -- Etowah County’s government is renewing a bid for a $200 million bingo casino as a source of jobs and tax income, but its plans hit a setback from the...
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YOUR VIEW: Luther Strange not speaking for all in state (4/16/2012)
(Alabama) -- I want to address Attorney General Luther Strange's recent commentary in Viewpoints ("AG urges stiffer punishment for illegal gambling," April...
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Alabama county looks at taxing Creek casino (4/14/2012)
(Alabama) -- The Escambia County Commission is trying to see if it can tax the casino and other businesses operated by the Poarch Creek Indians in Atmore.
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Strange deems Etowah bingo machines illegal (4/14/2012)
(Alabama) -- Etowah County’s government is renewing a bid for a $200 million bingo casino as a source of jobs and tax income, but last month its plans received a...
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Commissioners Want Wind Creek Casino to Pay Taxes (4/13/2012)
(Alabama) -- Commissioners in Escambia County, Ala. Are pushing for taxes on the land where the Wind Creek Casino sits in Atmore. They said the band of the Poarch Creek...
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County wants casino to pay up (4/13/2012)
(Alabama) -- A south Alabama county is demanding the federal government give it an answer on the status of some Indian lands. The Poarch Creek Band of Indians possesses...
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Foxwoods Resort
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OP/ED: Doubling down on a difficult wager (4/3/2012)
(Connecticut) -- Like a poker player who has wagered a stack of chips on a hand only to have an opponent draw a pair of aces, the town of Ledyard has a tough call on its...
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First Nations Politics
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“We are so far from any kind of settlement” on taxes in Quebec, says Picard (3/24/2012)
(Quebec) -- Ghislain Picard is the Regional Chief for Quebec in the Assembly of First Nations, and he’s concerned about the Quebec provincial budget that was...
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Enterprise Rancheria
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Three Cheers letter: Enterprise Rancheria supported (3/10/2012)
(California) -- Enterprise Rancheria is proposing $5 million per year to Yuba County in tax revenues. That would be a big help to our police/fire departments, our...
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Kansas Gaming
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Reardon: casino funds should be used to lower property taxes (3/7/2012)
(Kansas) -- In his 2012 State of the Government address, Joe Reardon, mayor and CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan., is calling for...
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Reardon hopes to bring property taxes down in Wyandotte County (3/6/2012)
(Kansas) -- Unified Government Mayor Joe Reardon hopes that casino dollars can be used to reduce property taxes in Wyandotte County.
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Colorado Gaming
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Teller sees threat in lottery terminals (3/2/2012)
(Colorado) -- To supporters of video lottery terminals, the devices are not slot machines. To opponents, they’re virtually identical. The argument is occurring as...
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New York Gaming
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Lobbying Battle Brews Over New York Casino Tax (2/29/2012)
(New York) -- `New York’s racino operators, as they push for full-scale casino gambling, are betting that one of the highest and most complicated tax rates in the...
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Tobacco & Cigarettes
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Federal appeals court upholds Creek Nation tobacco sales ban in Oklahoma (2/29/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed the state of Oklahoma's ...
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Europe Online
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More Debate on UK Online Gambling Tax (2/21/2012)
(UK) -- The British government has been for some time working on a proposal that would require offshore online gambling operators to obtain secondary licenses and pay...
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court declines Ute Mountain Ute Tribe's tax case (2/21/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Supreme Court today declined a petition in Ute Mountain Ute Tribe v. Padilla, a taxation case.
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Other News
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Suburban tax rebates up, thanks to gaming revenue (5/5/2012)
(Pennsylvania) -- When school tax bills arrive this year, many property owners in the Pennsylvania suburbs will be getting a few more dollars than last year in rebates...
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Belgian Media Owe Millions In Unpaid Gambling Tax (4/23/2012)
(Belgium) -- Belgium’s special inspectorate for taxation (l’Inspection spéciale des impôts) has recently demanded tens of millions of euros from the Belgian...
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LETTER: Negligent on gambling taxes (4/22/2012)
(Washington) -- I read with total disgust that $507,000 in unpaid gambling taxes are owed to the city of Spokane Valley. It was two years ago that I warned a city...
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Jenks schools stand to lose property tax with new Riverwalk Crossing owner (4/20/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The new owners of the Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks, the Muscogee Creek Nation, bought the development at auction this week.
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PCI: County off target (4/18/2012)
(Alabama) -- A three-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling does not impact the status of land held in trust by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, its tribal council members...
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Creek Nation chief addresses Riverwalk tax questions (4/18/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has purchased the Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks -- now there are some questions about what happens to the tax dollars the...
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Jenks could lose tax revenue from Riverwalk Crossing (4/18/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The Muscogee Creek nation announced Wednesday they are seeking to convert the Riverwalk Crossing, which the tribe recently purchased, to a trust.
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Tax Impact of Tribal Ownership of Riverwalk (4/18/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- The Muscogee Creek Nation has purchased the Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks for $11.5 million, and that has raised questions concerning the implications for...
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Atlantic City Loses Over Casino Tax Assessment Appeals (4/18/2012)
(Atlantic City) -- Good news for Atlantic City’s casinos is bad news for the city itself. All 12 casinos, including the two-week old Revel Resort, have appealed...
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Atlantic City suffers big losses when casinos appeal tax assessments (4/15/2012)
(New Jersey) -- Reeling from the economic recession and the loss of gamblers to neighboring states, Atlantic City casinos are telling the tax man they’re not worth...
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Judge tosses Nevada casino tax initiative (4/14/2012)
(Nevada) -- A judge Wednesday dismissed a petition initiative seeking to raise gambling taxes paid by Nevada's largest casinos, ruling that language in the...
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Government to impose heavy taxes on casinos (4/14/2012)
(Sri Lanka) -- Sri Lanka is to increase taxes on casinos and gambling centres targeting additional revenue from new casinos that are to be set up in exclusive zones in...
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Carson City Judge Rejects Gaming Tax Petition, Supporters Say They Will File New Version (4/13/2012)
(Nevada) -- A Carson City District judge today rejected an initiative petition proposing to create a new and higher rate of taxation for Nevada's largest casinos,...
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Sask. First Nation prepares to launch its own GST (4/13/2012)
(Saskatchewan) -- Another Saskatchewan First Nation will soon launch its own version of the Goods and Services Tax — where the revenues will end up with the band,...
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Judge Tosses Nevada Casino Tax Initiative (4/12/2012)
(Nevada) -- A judge Wednesday dismissed a petition initiative seeking to raise gambling taxes paid by Nevada's largest casinos, ruling that language in the...
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Judge tosses petition to increase gaming tax (4/11/2012)
(Nevada) -- A district judge on Wednesday threw out a petition that would have allowed the state to increase the gaming tax on casinos to 9 percent as early as 2015.
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Tax credits ease reservation housing crunch (4/3/2012)
(Minnesota) -- A federal program that provides tax credits for investors who build homes on the White Earth Indian Reservation is easing a chronic housing shortage for...
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Casino makes high-stakes appeal of assessment (4/1/2012)
(Pennsylvania) -- Rivers Casino claims its North Shore home isn't worth anywhere near the value Allegheny County assessors placed on it three years ago. And it's...
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Better odds for pro gamblers' business deductions (4/1/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Recently, professional gamblers’ luck prevailed as the Tax Court changed directions on the deductibility of nonwagering business expenses. The...
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$540 million lottery has states anticipating tax jackpot (3/29/2012)
(Rhode Island) -- People queuing up for Mega Millions tickets aren't the only ones salivating over the record $540 million jackpot that could be won Friday —...
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