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Casino owners pay out total of $17M in revenue sharing
The owners of FireKeepers Casino today announced new revenue-sharing payments totaling about $17.4 million to local and state governments.  Gun Lake6/10/2013
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Gun Lake Casino makes $8.4M revenue-sharing payments
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe has announced that its spring revenue-sharing payments to the state and local governments from its casino revenues in Wayland Township...
6/6/2013
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Gun Lake Casino provides millions in local revenue sharing
(Michigan) -- The continued success of the Gun Lake Casino means plenty of revenue for the state of Michigan and for local governments. The Gun Lake Tribe has announced...
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Gun Lake Tribe Announce Slot Machine Revenue Sharing Payouts
(Michigan) -- Officials of the Gun Lake Tribe announced today over 8.4 million dollars in semi-annual government revenue-sharing payments, with more than 6.7 million...
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Gun Lake Tribe announce spring revenue sharing payments
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe recently announced details of its spring revenue sharing payments to the state and local governments.
5/9/2013
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Tribe denied tax break, seeks Jijak land trust
(Michigan) -- At the Hopkins Township Board’s May 13 meeting, supervisor Mark Evans will present proposed answers to questions posed by the U.S. Department of the...
4/18/2013
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Gun Lake Casino looks to expand
(Michigan) -- A Gun Lake Tribe application to fill in wetlands to expand the Gun Lake Casino in Bradley is being considered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
4/17/2013
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Gun Lake Tribe, Casino to host electronic recycling events
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Casino and the Gun Lake Tribe will host electronic waste recycling events to celebrate Earth Day. Both locations will accept items from 9 a.m...
4/16/2013
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Step in Expanding Gun Lake Casino Site Taken by Tribe
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians has filed an application with the US Army Corps of Engineers to fill in around four acres of wetlands at the Gun...
4/15/2013
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Gun Lake Casino expansion: Wetlands application lists plans for hotel tower, cinema and spa
(Michigan) -- Long anticipated plans for expansion of the Gun Lake Casino are taking tentative steps forward with a tribal application to the U.S. Army Corps of...
4/14/2013
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Four Jackpots in two days go out the door at Gun Lake Casino
(Michigan) -- The progressive Jackpot at the Gun Lake Casino hasn’t been progressing much lately because people keep hitting it. Patrons won it four times in less...
4/10/2013
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Gun Lake Casino and Tribe host electronics recycling days
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Casino and the Gun Lake Tribe invite the public to electronic waste recycling events in celebrating Earth Day 2013.
2/13/2013
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Gun Lake Band Lands EPA Sustainability Training Seminar
(Michigan) -- Although funding is apparently not an issue, considering the financial success of their casino in Bradley, the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians was...
1/17/2013
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Gun Lake Casino Funds New Radios for NE Allegan Co. First Responders
(Michigan) -- Seven new mobile radios will be in the hands of the Wayland Area Emergency Medical Services unit, thanks to the Gun Lake Casino. Officials of the gaming...
1/16/2013
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Gun Lake Casino provides new radios for emergency responders
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Casino announced it had purchased seven new mobile radios for the Wayland Area Emergency Medical Services (WAEMS) this week. The radio upgrade...
1/2/2013
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Year in Review: 2012: Gun Lake Casino
(Michigan) -- Having pledged 2 percent of the net win from its slot machines, the Gun Lake Casino and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians that owns...
12/27/2012
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Gun Lake Tribe distributes money to local government
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe distributed $1.6 million to ten Allegan County government agencies during Christmas week. The payments are the second of the semi-annual...
12/7/2012
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Gun Lake Tribe, Comprenew hold successful recycling event
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe, in collaboration with Comprenew Electronics, announced that its three-day electronics recycling event last month netted more than 24,...
11/28/2012
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Gun Lake Casino shares $8.6 million
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe announced Tuesday, Nov. 27, it will share $8.6 million with state and local governments. The tribe’s fourth such payment will...
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Gun Lake Tribe turns over Revenue Sharing to Michigan and local officials
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe continues to make big money at their little casino. They have announced that they will be making revenue sharing payments to the state...
11/27/2012
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Gun Lake Casino increases revenue-sharing payments to $8.6M
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe in Wayland Township announced its fourth revenue sharing payments to the state and local governments today, with the State of Michigan...
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Gun Lake Casino reveals latest revenue share
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Casino announced the latest revenue sharing on Tuesday morning. The Gun Lake Tribe is giving $7,002,443.09 to the state of Michigan.
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Gun Lake Casino shares $8.6m in revenue
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Casino paid the state of Michigan and local governments a total of $8.6 million in revenue sharing from their electronic gaming over a 5-month...
11/16/2012
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Gun Lake tribe accepting old electronics
(Michigan) -- Friday is the last day you can drop off old electronics at the Gun Lake electronics recycling drive. The Gun Lake Tribe is holding the drive in support of...
11/15/2012
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Gun Lake Casino Raises $36K for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Casino participated in the 27th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month this year, raising $36,360 to support breast cancer education, research...
9/19/2012
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Federal grant, Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing fund rural road rebuild
(Michigan) -- A stretch of rural road near in Allegan County has been completely rebuilt using federal funding and revenue sharing from the Gun Lake Casino.
9/5/2012
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Meet Allegan County’s newest police force
(Michigan) -- Situated in an unassuming trailer and hidden behind a far more recognizable new institution, the headquarters of the county’s newest police force is...
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VIDEO: Gun Lake Casino gives $13,000 to 13 West Michigan libraries
(Michigan) -- Through its Charitable Giving Program, Gun Lake Casino announced last week they would donate $13,000 to 13 Allegan County libraries. The $1,000 donation to...
8/31/2012
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Gun Lake Casino Gives $1,000 Checks to Allegan Co. Libraries
(Michigan) -- In a ceremony at the Dorr Township Library, libraries around Allegan County received thousand-dollar checks yesterday from Gun Lake Casino officials as...
8/30/2012
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Gun Lake Casino donates to 13 libraries
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Casino, through its Charitable Giving Program, donated a total of $13,000 to 13 Allegan County libraries. Casino officials surprised each library...
8/9/2012
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Casino payout: Sports, iPads, roads
(Michigan) -- Even though she's never gambled there, Kristie LeValley said her Gun Lake Casino payout is big. The controversial casino is pumping lots of money into...
7/25/2012
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Casino shares $1.6 million in revenue
(Michigan) -- The board that distributes revenue sharing from the Gun Lake Casino did so Wednesday, July 18, dividing $1.6 million among 10 municipalities and schools...
7/20/2012
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Gun Lake Refinances $165 Million in the ‘Post-Patchak’ Era
(Michigan) -- In a significant development for Indian country financing, the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians has announced it has refinanced $165...
7/19/2012
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Expansion of Gun Lake Casino 'now possible' after $165 million debt refinancing
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Casino officials opened the door to talk of expansion on Thursday after announcing that the tribe had refinanced $165 million in outstanding...
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Gun Lake Band Refinances Casino Building Debt
(Michigan) -- Officials of the Match-e-be-Nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians announced today that 165 million dollars in outstanding debt incurred in developing...
6/20/2012
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Gun Lake Tribe spokesman confident in addressing casino legal challenges
(Michigan) -- A spokesman for the Gun Lake Tribe is confident they will win the latest legal challenge they face. Besides running a casino, they have lots of experience...
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Supreme Court rules casino critics's case can continue
(Michigan) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Wayland Township resident David Patchak has standing to challenge the status of the land on which the Gun Lake Casino...
6/19/2012
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Opinion analysis: Court allows challenge to land acquisition for Indian casino
(Washington D.C.) -- This morning the Court issued its decision in Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak. The Court held, by a vote of eight to...
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Lawsuit Against Gun Lake Casino To Proceed
(Michigan) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered an unwelcome one to the Gun Lake Casino owners. The Justices voted 8 to 1 that David Patchak, a former Wayland...
6/18/2012
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ANALYSIS: Supreme Court Decides Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak
(Washington D.C.) -- On June 18, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak et al., No. 11-246, holding that (1...
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Casino Challenger Has a Case, High Court Finds
(Washington D.C.) -- A Michigan man can sue the government and an American Indian tribe over their plans to build a casino near his property, the Supreme Court ruled...
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Court allows suit over use of Indian land
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday that a neighbor has the right to sue to keep a Michigan Indian band from acquiring land to hunt and to build...
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Gun Lake Tribe Responds to U.S. Supreme Court’s Patchak Decision
(Michigan) -- Today the U.S. Supreme Court rejected motions by the Gun Lake Tribe and U.S. government seeking to have David Patchak’s lawsuit dismissed on...
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Michigan man's lawsuit over operating American Indian tribe casino can move forward
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled a west Michigan man’s lawsuit over an already operating American Indian tribe’s casino can move...
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Native American casino lawsuit allowed to proceed
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Supreme Court won't stop a lawsuit that aims to shut down an operating Native American casino, which was built and is now operating in...
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Supreme Court clears the way for Patchak lawsuit against Gun Lake Casino
(Washington D.C.) -- The nation’s highest court has decided to allow a lawsuit to move forward which threatens to shut down gaming at the Gun Lake Casino in...
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Supreme Court rules DOI can be sued over Gun Lake casino land
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling today in Salazar v. Patchak, a gaming land case. By an 8-1 vote, the justices ruled that the Interior...
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Supreme Court Says Effort To Close Tribal Casino May Continue [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday opened the door for future challenges of the federal government’s authority to acquire land for Indian gaming...
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Supreme Court won’t stop lawsuit seeking to shut down Native American casino in Michigan
(Washington D.C.) -- The Supreme Court won’t stop a lawsuit seeking to shut down a Native American casino in Michigan. The high court on Monday upheld a lower...
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Supremes Support Lawsuit Against Interior’s Land-into-Trust Authority
(Washington D.C.) -- In an 8-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an individual has standing to sue the Interior Department for taking land into trust for...
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Gun Lake Casino operations will be unaffected by Supreme Court decision, tribal leader says
(Michigan) -- A former Wayland Township trustee will be able to proceed with his lawsuit against the Gun Lake Casino. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected motions by...
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Support for Muskegon County casino impressed upon Governor Snyder's Office staff
(Michigan) -- Muskegon-area governmental leaders who support a proposal to construct a tribal casino in Fruitport Township took advantage of an opportunity Monday to...
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Supreme Court action in Patchak case could mean many more years of litigation for Gun Lake Casino
(Michigan) -- A lawsuit filed years ago to try to stop the development of what is now the Gun Lake Casino can move forward in lower court.
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Supreme Court decision on Gun Lake Casino lawsuit reaches far beyond Michigan
(Michigan) -- With the nation’s highest court out of the way, a lawsuit with the potential to shut down the Gun Lake Casino is full slog ahead.
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U.S. Supreme Court allows lawsuit to move foward on Gun Lake Casino
(Michigan) -- Michigan's Gun Lake Casino is under threat to shut down after less than two years in operation. The U.S. Supreme Court said a lawsuit challenging the...
6/6/2012
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Gun Lake Tribe gives $8 million in revenue sharing
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Tribe presented $8 million in revenue sharing payments to the state and local governments on Monday, June 4. The State of Michigan received $6,477...
6/5/2012
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Gun Lake Casino Pays State Six Million
(Michigan) -- Some Casinos in the state of Michigan have seen revenues decline but they are going great guns at the Gun Lake Casino. They have just made their latest...
6/4/2012
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Shakopee Mdewakanton, Canterbury Park reach deal to stave off gambling expansion
(Minnesota) -- The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux community and the Canterbury Park horse track are expanding the historic partnership they struck this spring to try to stop...
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Gun Lake Casino makes third state and local revenue sharing payment
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Casino officials handed out more than $8 million in revenue sharing to state and local governments on Monday under the terms of their gaming...
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Gun Lake Tribe shares casino revenue
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe made their third revenue sharing payment to the state and local governments today from the Gun Lake Casino in Wayland - just over $8...
5/6/2012
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Observers Optimistic Gun Lake Case Will Be Decided on a Narrow Legal Question
(Washington D.C.) -- When the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Salazar v. Patchak on April 24, tribal advocates and Indian legal observers tried to face down...
4/30/2012
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Argument recap: Searching for a middle ground in Indian casino case
(Washington D.C.) -- On Tuesday, April 24, the Court heard arguments in Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak, consolidated with Salazar v....
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U.S. Supreme Court debates tribal casino lawsuit
(Michigan) -- Several U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed troubled last week at the thought of letting a lawsuit move forward that aims to shut down an already opened...
4/25/2012
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BLOG: Initial Commentary on Salazar/Gun Lake v. Patchak
(Michigan) -- The first remarkable point about today’s argument is that Justice Scalia appeared to come to the rescue of counsel for Patchak four times , and by...
4/24/2012
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OP/ED: Talk About High Stakes
(Michigan) -- A ten-year old lawsuit challenging the U.S. Government’s right to put the land under the Gun Lake Casino into trust will be heard by the U.S. Supreme...
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Supreme Court justices question whether to allow lawsuit against Gun Lake Casino to move forward
(Washington D.C.) -- Supreme Court justices are questioning whether a former Wayland Township trustee waited too long file his lawsuit against the Gun Lake Tribe over a...
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Supreme Court trying to decide whether tribal casino lawsuit can move forward
(Washington D.C.) -- Several Supreme Court justices seemed troubled Tuesday at the thought of letting a lawsuit move forward that aims to shut down an already opened...
4/23/2012
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Argument preview: Seeking to undo casino land deal
(Washington D.C.) -- On Tuesday, April 24, the Court will hear arguments in a case challenging the federal government’s decision to put into trust land purchased...
4/11/2012
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In the Cards: Gun Lake Casino allows children to dine at Sandhill Cafe
(Michigan) -- I noticed the signs along the expressway, allowing kids to dine out at the Sandhill Cafe at the Gun Lake Casino, and I wondered: How is this going to work?
4/2/2012
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Full House Resorts closes on casino-management contract sale
(Michigan) -- Full House Resorts Inc. said Monday it had closed on a $97.5 million sale of its interest in the FireKeepers casino management contract. The Las Vegas-...
3/30/2012
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Gun Lake Gaming Authority’s Credit Rating Bumped Up
(Michigan) -- Just a year after the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians opened the Gun Lake Casino, the country’s top financial ratings services...
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Tribe now running FireKeepers
(Michigan) -- As of Friday, FireKeepers Casino’s owners have taken over its day-to-day operations — more than four years sooner than planned. The...
3/13/2012
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Gun Lake Tribal Members Support a Bald Cause—Childhood Cancer Research
(Michigan) -- A tribal casino in western Michigan is embarking on a campaign against childhood cancer that’s creative, bold—and bald.
2/29/2012
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Full House Resorts sells management contact for $97.5 million
(Michigan) -- Full House Resorts Inc. has sold its FireKeepers casino management contract for $97.5 million, a deal that will allow the Las Vegas-based company to pay...
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S&P raises Gun Lake Tribal Gaming Authority to 'B+'
(Wall Street) -- SU.S. casino operator Gun Lake Tribal Gaming Authority (the Authority) continues to report strong operating results since we revised our rating outlook...
2/28/2012
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Denise Behm leaves casino job after one week; returns to Wayland Chamber
(Michigan) -- Denise Behm announced this morning that she has left her position as community relations director at the Gun Lake Casino. Behm began her new job at the...
2/24/2012
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Huron band of Potawatomi tribe announces buyout of Firekeepers Casino
(Michigan) -- The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi announced today that a tentative buy-out agreement of the FireKeepers Casino management contract has been...
2/23/2012
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Nottawaseppi Huron Potawatomi to pay $97 million to buy out Full House Resorts' contract to manage FireKeepers Casino
(Michigan) -- The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Indians will manage FireKeepers Casino. Tribal council members announced Thursday that they have a tentative...
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Tribe to buy out FireKeepers management
(Michigan) -- The owners of FireKeepers Casino soon may be in charge of running its day-to-day operations. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi announced this...
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1998 story: Tribe's casino is years from opening
(Michigan) -- Work toward building a casino in Calhoun County is likely to speed up now, but the casino's opening appears to be at least 2 1/2 years away.
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In the Cards: Gun Lake Casino taps first Oberon keg in West Michigan, gives away 18 dream vacations and helps cancer research
(Michigan) -- Did you stop by the Gun Lake Casino during its month-long, 1-year anniversary celebration? I was there a couple of times in February, and each time the the...
2/11/2012
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Gun Lake Casino celebrates one-year anniversary with February specials, discounts
(Michigan) -- A year after opening the Gun Lake Casino, nearly $10.4 million has been paid out to the State and local revenue sharing boards, according to officials.
2/10/2012
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Casino owners pay out total of $17M in revenue sharing
(Michigan) -- The owners of FireKeepers Casino today announced new revenue-sharing payments totaling about $17.4 million to local and state governments.
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FireKeepers casino revenue-sharing totals $17.5 million for state and area
(Michigan) -- The third round of revenue sharing by FireKeepers Casino, care of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians, amounted to $12.5 million for the...
2/9/2012
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Gun Lake Casino: A year of success and why employees love working there
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Casino turns 1 year old tomorrow. Its impact on Allegan County and in Wayland Township has been far-reaching.
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Lake Casino: More traffic and more deputies lead to expected increase in police calls
(Michigan) -- In the year since the Gun Lake Casino opened, incidents handled by the Allegan County Sheriff Department in Wayland Township have almost doubled.
2/7/2012
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Wayland Chamber director tapped to lead Gun Lake Casino promotional team
(Michigan) -- Strong support for the Gun Lake Casino has paid dividends for Denise Behm, executive director of the Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce, who announced this...
2/6/2012
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Gun Lake Casino Celebrating First Anniversary for Full Month of February
(Michigan) -- The Wayland, Michigan-based Gun Lake Casino, owned by the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, will celebrate its first anniversary during...
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Wayland Chamber Director leaves for casino job
(Michigan) -- Wayland Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Denise Behm will be leaving that position to work for the Gun Lake Casino. Behm has been hired to fill the...
2/3/2012
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Gun Lake Casino celebrates first year of operations
(Michigan) -- The parking lot was nearly full at the Gun Lake Casino Friday evening. Inside almost every machine had it's wheels turning.
1/25/2012
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Asked and Answered: Mathew Fletcher
(Michigan) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will decide during its 2012 session whether the federal government properly took into trust land in Michigan's Allegan County...
1/24/2012
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Work advances on FireKeepers Casino hotel near Battle Creek
(Michigan) -- Construction work on FireKeepers Casino’s 242-room hotel is progressing, with the last beam of the structure, at 11177 Michigan Ave., to be placed...
1/23/2012
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Gun Lake Casino CEO John Shagonaby to offer insights Friday as WMU's Keystone Breakfast speaker
(Michigan) -- What are the strategies involved with getting the Gun Lake Casino up and running successfully in Wayland Township?
1/13/2012
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Gun Lake Casino topic of Keystone breakfast talk at WMU
(Michigan) -- The rapid success of Gun Lake Casino will be up for discussion at the next presentation in the Keystone Community Bank Breakfast Series at Western Michigan...
1/5/2012
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Casino revenue boosts budgets for schools, townships
(Michigan) -- While $700,000 would solve most of a budget shortfall at many schools in Allegan County, Wayland Union Schools plans to set aside that kind of cash to...
12/29/2011
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Casino payments go to local governments earlier than planned
(Michigan) -- Local units of government received checks ahead of schedule after the board that disburses Gun Lake Casino gaming compact funds recently agreed to send...
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Gun Lake Casino issues gaming profits
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Casino issued $1.5 million in checks to 10 different agencies last week. This is the second payment the casino has made to the community.
12/26/2011
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Efforts to close a new tribal casino will be looked at by court
(Michigan) -- The justices have agreed to hear arguments on the matter involving a casino built by the Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians.
12/24/2011
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Casino gifts provide clothing, food at ministry
(Michigan) -- Hundreds of people will be warmer this winter because of thousands of donations collected by Gun Lake Casino. Earlier this month, the casino asked its...
12/23/2011
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Gun Lake Casino helps feed the needy and keep them warm
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Casino is helping to feed the needy and keep them warm this holiday season. On Friday the casino donated a $2,500 check to Degage Ministries. One...
12/16/2011
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ANALYSIS: Supreme Court agrees to review important fee-to-trust decision
(Washington D.C.) -- On Monday, December 12, 2011, the Supreme Court granted the petitions of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) and the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish...
12/15/2011
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Casino lawsuit makes it to Supreme Court
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday, Dec. 12, to hear arguments on whether a Wayland Township man has standing to challenge the federal government...
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Supremes Take Up Gun Lake, Feds’ Quiet Title Act and Standing Petitions
(Washington D.C.) -- The “Patchak case” will come before the U.S. Supreme Court. On Monday, December 12, the high court accepted petitions from the Gun Lake...
12/13/2011
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Legal Brief: U.S. Supreme Court takes Indian casino case
(Washington D.C.) -- What happened? The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to jointly hear two petitions over a decision by the federal government to take the Bradley...
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SCOTUS to Decide if Suit to Close Tribal Casino Can Proceed
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a lawsuit to close a tribal casino in Michigan can move forward. The court agreed Monday to hear...
12/12/2011
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Court: Can lawsuit against casino go forward?
(Washington D.C.) -- The Supreme Court will decide whether a lawsuit attempting to shut down a new tribal casino in southwestern Michigan can move forward.
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Gun Lake Casino lawsuit before Supreme Court is 'incredibly high-stakes case,' says legal expert
(Washington D.C.) -- The Supreme Court will decide next year whether the federal government properly took land into trust for the Gun Lake Tribe to build a casino, in a...
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Michigan Casino Clash Heads to Washington
(Washington D.C.) -- The Supreme Court will have the final say as to whether a Michigan man can sue the government and an American Indian tribe over their plans to build...
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Supreme Court agrees to review Gun Lake casino site case
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear a case that affects the casino owned by the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians of...
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Supreme Court takes Wayland casino case
(Michigan) -- The nation's highest court has agreed to hear arguments over a lawsuit targeting the Gun Lake Tribe's casino in Allegan County's Wayland...
12/1/2011
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Casino shares $1.5 million from slots
(Michigan) -- Another round of giant checks Monday, Nov. 28, from the Gun Lake Casino will give another shot in the arm for local governments.
11/30/2011
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Gun Lake Tribe Revenue Sharing Tops $10.3M
(Michigan) -- Less than a year after the opening of its Gun Lake Casino, the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians has shared more than $10.3 million with...
11/29/2011
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Wayland schools gain $600,000 from Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing
(Michigan) -- Wayland Union Schools has gained about $600,000, thanks to a revenue-sharing payment from Gun Lake Casino. This is the second revenue-sharing payment to...
11/28/2011
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Gun Lake Tribe’s Second State and Local Revenue Sharing Payments Exceed $7.8 Million
(North Carolina) -- Today, the Gun Lake Tribe announced details of its second revenue sharing payments to the state and local governments. The Tribe was joined by...
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Casino owners pay out $7.8M
(Michigan) -- The owners of the Gun Lake Casino on Monday announced new revenue-sharing payments totaling more than $7.8 million to state and local governments and civic...
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Casino pays $1.5 million to local municipalities, groups
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe of Wayland Township today paid more than $1.5 million to the local revenue sharing board and more than $6.2 million to the state, the...
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Gun Lake Casino pays out $7.8 million to state, local governments
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Casino officials handed out more than $7.8 million in revenue sharing to state and local governments on Monday under the terms of their gaming...
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Gun Lake Casino Revenue-Sharing Checks to be Issued Today
(Michigan) -- More money is going out of the Gun Lake Casino today. Officials of the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians will announce its second distribution of...
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Gun Lake Casino shares revenue
(Michigan) -- Gun Lake Casino and Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians officials say the Wayland area casino is doing well, and they have checks to prove it. Tribe...
11/12/2011
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Three elevens in the date, many go looking for luck
(Michigan) -- It happens only once every 100 years, the date of 11-11-11, a date many consider lucky. Couple all over the world chose this day to tie the knot, hoping it...
10/14/2011
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A culinary cha-ching: Gun Lake Casino's Sandhill Cafe impresses with attention to detail
(Michigan) -- We never imagined we’d find something completely different at a casino restaurant. After all, at a casino, gambling is first and dining is second.
10/3/2011
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Widespread Support for Gun Lake’s Trust Land
(Michigan) -- Local governments, business groups and agencies in and around Allegan County, Michigan, where the Gun Lake Tribe has its casino have urged the U.S. Supreme...
8/27/2011
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$12,000 gift buys sheriff's dept a K-9
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians and Gun Lake Casino officials donated $12,000 to the Allegan County Sheriff's Department to purchase a K-9...
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Casino plays for high school sports
(Michigan) -- A high school has hit the jackpot, thanks to a revenue-sharing check with a casino. In Wayland, MI, the Wayland Union Public Schools received $194,000 from...
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Casino profits cut Wayland pay to play fees
(Michigan) -- Profits from the nearby Gun Lake Casino may make it possible for more Wayland students to try out for sports and cheerleading squads.
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Gun Lake Tribe Donates K-9 to County Sheriff’s Department
(Michigan) -- The Allegan County Sheriff’s Department in Wayland, Mich., has a new officer – Medo, a German shepherd, who graduated at the top of his class...
8/11/2011
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Gun Lake Casino has come up a winner at 6-month mark, backers say
(Michigan) -- The dice appear to be coming up in favor of the Gun Lake Casino. “We expected to do well and we’re doing very well,” said Carter Pavey, marketing director...
6/14/2011
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Gun Lake Tribe's Security Certified
(Michigan) -- The Gun Lake Tribe’s Department of Public Safety has been given certification by the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards to enforce...
4/29/2011
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Former Bishop Paul Donovan became confused after leaving Gun Lake Casino, may have died from exposure to rain and cold, police say
(Michigan) -- In the hours before he was found dead, police believe Paul V. Donovan became confused after leaving the Gun Lake Casino late Wednesday and may have died...
4/3/2011
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GM Named at Gun Lake Casino
(Michigan) -- Nearly two months into its operation, the Gun Lake Casino has a General Manager. Rob McDermott will oversee the daily operations of the gaming house off of...
4/2/2011
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Las Vegas casino executive named general manager at Gun Lake Casino
(Michigan) -- An executive with experience at Las Vegas casinos has been named general manager of Gun Lake Casino, the Wayland casino that was opened Feb. 10 by the Gun...
3/21/2011
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Business booming at Gun Lake Casino
(Michigan) -- About 900 people currently work at the Gun Lake Casino, more employees than casino officials originally expected to hire. It takes four weeks to learn how...
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Gun Lake Casino adds 200 jobs to payroll
(Michigan) -- While players sat at musical slot machines and crowded card tables before noon on Monday, an employee training class was taking place in a warehouse...
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Gun Lake Casino Hiring More
(Michigan) -- West Michigan's new gaming house is doing bigger business than owners expected. Gun Lake Casino officials will announce their early success today,...
3/20/2011
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Gun Lake Casino hired more than 700 workers planned to keep up with "outstanding visitation"
(Michigan) -- In its first month, the Gun Lake Casino is creating a bigger economic impact than expected, say the people behind the Wayland gaming business.
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