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Local view: Tribal casinos hold a stacked deck
Congratulations to editorial cartoonist Steve Lindstrom for his May 31 cartoon in the News Tribune depicting the city of Duluth’s struggle to maintain its casino contract with the Fond du Lac tribe.  Duluth Casino4/16/2013
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Appeals court sides with city of Duluth in ongoing Carter Hotel case
(Minnesota) -- A decision issued by the Minnesota Court of Appeals Monday has steeled the Duluth city administration’s resolve to block the growth of Indian lands...
4/13/2013
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As Duluth's deal falls, nationwide, tribal casinos share 12%
(Minnesota) -- Though casino revenue-sharing has been halted between the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band by the National Indian Gaming Commission, other tribal...
3/3/2013
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Reader’s view: Close Fond-du-Luth, open casino at Central
(Minnesota) -- With regard to Duluth’s troubles with the Fond-du-Luth Casino, since its owners aren’t living up to their contract with the city, the city and...
3/1/2013
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Duluth suing over loss of casino revenue
(Minnesota) -- Duluth is suing the National Indian Gaming Commission over the city's loss of revenue sharing payments from the Fond-du-Luth Casino.
2/28/2013
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City of Duluth sues National Indian Gaming Commission
(Minnesota) -- The city of Duluth has filed suit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., against the National Indian Gaming Commission over the commission’s...
2/27/2013
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Duluth sues federal govt. over casino revenue
(Minnesota) -- The city of Duluth has sued the federal government as part of its long-running dispute with the Fond du Lac Ojibwe Band over revenues from its Duluth...
2/20/2013
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Court denies Duluth request for review of Fond-du-Luth Casino decision
(Minnesota) -- The city wanted the Eight Circuit appeals court to revisit a decision Jan. 14 that reversed a lower court’s decision requiring the band to pay the...
2/16/2013
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Reader's view: Fond du Lac Band should recognize importance of good relationships
(Minnesota) -- I comment today concerning my personal opinion on the way I see the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa Indians conducting its relationships with both...
2/14/2013
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Reader's view: Duluth should get rid of Fond-du-Luth Casino
(Minnesota) -- I would like to know how a federal agreement can be legal and binding when made and then some 15 to 20 years later be null and void?
2/8/2013
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After pleading guilty to leaving baby in car at casino, woman threatened, tires deflated
(Minnesota) -- A Cloquet woman was sentenced Monday for possession of marijuana and for leaving her baby in the car while she went inside the Black Bear Casino to gamble...
2/5/2013
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Feds back tribe, say Duluth's Carter Hotel should be razed
(Minnesota) -- The city of Duluth, which lost a big round in one of its disputes with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa last month, got more bad news as the...
1/26/2013
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Reader’s view: Closing Fond-du-Luth Casino would be best for everyone
(Minnesota) -- I believe the current casino in downtown Duluth represents what is wrong with our city. Greed and poor planning with regard to its location has led to...
1/21/2013
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MORON ALERT: Time for city to take off gloves over casino
(Minnesota) -- Regarding the broken Fond-du-Luth contract (“Appeals court reverses city’s $12 (million) victory,” Jan. 15), it is beyond belief the...
1/20/2013
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Reader's view: Time for city to take off gloves over casino
(Minnesota) -- TRegarding the broken Fond-du-Luth contract (“Appeals court reverses city’s $12 (million) victory,” Jan. 15), it is beyond belief the...
1/18/2013
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Court of Appeals rules against city of Duluth’s claim to casino profits
(Minnesota) -- The tribal chambers of the Fond du Lac Tribal Center seemed charged with a new energy on Monday. Fond du Lac Band Chairwoman Karen Diver, along with a...
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LETTER: Duluth wasted millions from Fond-du-Luth deal
(Minnesota) -- In my opinion, the city of Duluth has been grossly overpaid by the Fond du Lac Band. I know; I’ve driven my car in Duluth and I’ve always...
1/16/2013
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Indian Casino Given a Pass on Withheld Rent
(Minnesota) -- An Indian casino that lost its operating contract in 2011 may be off the hook for the previous two years' worth of rent, the 8th Circuit ruled.
1/15/2013
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Duluth loses appeal over downtown casino payments worth $12.4 million
(Minnesota) -- Duluth officials will appeal an appeals court ruling in the downtown casino case that went against them and could cost $12 million.
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Duluth loses casino appeal in dispute with tribe
(Minnesota) -- The city of Duluth could lose $12 million in payments from a casino deal with Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa after a federal appeals court...
1/14/2013
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Appeals court reverses Duluth's $12 million victory over casino
(Minnesota) -- In a move Mayor Don Ness called devastating for the city of Duluth and taxpayers, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s...
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Casino Contract Between Duluth and Fond du Lac Band Void, Court Rules
(Minnesota) -- In what Duluth Mayor Don Ness called "devastating news for the residents and taxpayers of the city," a three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit...
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Court sides with tribe on casino revenue-sharing dispute
(Minnesota) -- A federal appeals court has ruled against the city of Duluth in its long-running contract dispute with the Fond du Lac Band over its downtown casino.
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Court upholds ending casino payments to Duluth
(Minnesota) -- Fond-du-Luth -- the first urban tribal casino in the nation -- will not have to honor an agreement to pay rent to the city of Duluth, the 8th U.S. Circuit...
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Court upholds ending casino payments to Duluth
(Minnesota) -- A federal appeals panel agrees the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa no longer has to give the city of Duluth a cut of its casino profits.
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Judge's ruling favors Fond du Lac Band over City of Duluth
(Minnesota) -- The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court’s ruling requiring the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to make an...
1/2/2013
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Duluth: Casino plan's not dead yet (it's just not moving)
(Minnesota) -- It's been nearly a year since tourism leaders in Duluth floated the idea of a waterfront casino, and though the idea never went anywhere, officials...
12/31/2012
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Whatever happened to...? The idea of building a new casino on Duluth’s waterfront?
(Minnesota) -- As attorneys representing Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa do battle in the courts over sharing casino revenues, the city...
11/13/2012
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Duluth and Fond du Lac Band Argue Appeals at 8th Circuit U.S. Court
(Minnesota) -- The dispute over Fond du Luth casino revenues continues. Attorneys representing the City of Duluth and Fond du Lac Band were in the 8th Circuit U.S. Court...
9/27/2012
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Reader's view: Duluth should close casino and share the pain
(Minnesota) -- If I understand the casino dispute between the Fond du Lac Band and the city of Duluth, in 1986, city and tribal leaders reached an agreement to give the...
9/15/2012
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Duluth seeks new plan to pay for street work
(Minnesota) -- Faced with the harsh reality that Duluth’s long-term source of funding for street improvements may be gone forever, city leaders are searching for a...
8/27/2012
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Councilors OK Spending $250K more on Duluth Casino Fight
(Minnesota) -- The City of Duluth has spent about $1 million on an ongoing legal battle over the Fond du Luth Casino. Monday night, councilors voted to spend another $...
6/23/2012
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Reader's view: Potholes highlight unfairness of casino dispute
(Minnesota) -- Clank! Clunk! Bump! Pow! Yow, potholes! Driving toward home via Woodland Avenue and Pleasant View Road, I couldn’t help but think of Steve Lindstrom...
6/15/2012
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Local view: Tribal casinos hold a stacked deck
(Minnesota) -- Congratulations to editorial cartoonist Steve Lindstrom for his May 31 cartoon in the News Tribune depicting the city of Duluth’s struggle to...
6/10/2012
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Fond du Lac Band to choose leader amid legal battle
(Minnesota) -- Voting members of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa on Tuesday will choose the next head of their Reservation Business Committee: a high-...
6/9/2012
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Fond du Lac / Duluth legal disputes
(Minnesota) -- The Fond du Lac Band and the city of Duluth have been at odds since 2009, when the band stopped sharing a portion of its Fond-du-Luth Casino revenues with...
6/8/2012
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Fond du Lac Band 'Willing' to Discuss Relationship with Duluth
(Minnesota) -- Chairwoman Karen Diver of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is willing to talk to the City of Duluth about its relationship, according to a...
5/24/2012
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Duluth's attempt to block tribal hotel fails
(Minnesota) -- A district court judge has rejected an attempt by the city of Duluth to block the Fond du Lac Band from using a downtown hotel for its casino operations.
5/23/2012
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City of Duluth loses another round in court over casino
(Minnesota) -- Sixth District Court Judge Mark Munger on Wednesday dismissed the city of Duluth’s attempt to block the Fond du Lac Band from moving forward with...
5/16/2012
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Department of Interior Cancels Fond du Luth Lease
(Minnesota) -- Federal action has terminated a lease agreement between the City of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band regarding the Fond du Luth Casino.
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Interior Department to Cancel Duluth Casino Lease Agreement
(Minnesota) -- The City of Duluth tells Eyewitness News it's too early to speculate what will come of the Fond du Luth casino, following a Department of Interior...
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Interior Dept. nullifies Duluth's casino contract
(Minnesota) -- The city of Duluth has lost another round in its fight to take a cut of the revenue from a downtown tribal casino.
5/15/2012
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Interior Department calls Duluth's casino contract invalid
(Minnesota) -- The city of Duluth’s efforts to hold on to a casino revenue-sharing agreement with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have been dealt...
4/19/2012
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City argues to block expansion of tribal land in downtown Duluth
(Minnesota) -- Duluth city attorneys were in State District Court Thursday seeking a temporary injunction requiring the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to...
4/6/2012
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City sues tribe over downtown Duluth casino expansion
(Minnesota) -- The city of Duluth has filed a lawsuit against the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa claiming the band breached its contract with the city by...
3/29/2012
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Feds threaten to cancel Duluth's casino lease
(Minnesota) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior has threatened to cancel a lease agreement that allows the city of Duluth to collect a cut of revenue from the Fond-du...
3/28/2012
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Letter to Duluth mayor may complicate casino battle
(Minnesota) -- The city of Duluth’s efforts to reclaim a share of gaming revenues from the Fond-du-Luth Casino may have been further complicated by a letter Mayor...
3/27/2012
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Fond-du-Luth Casino Comm Faces 10 Day Deadline to Save Lease Agreement.
(Minnesota) -- There is another development involving the embattled casino agreement between the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
2/16/2012
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Chairwoman says Fond du Lac Band made ‘great inroads’ in 2011
(Minnesota) -- The year 2011 was a successful one for the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa on economic, community and cultural fronts, Chairwoman Karen Diver...
2/15/2012
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Duluth casino fight foreboding for gambling expansion efforts?
(Minnesota) -- There’s a highly relevant story by Jennifer Brooks of the Strib on the pitfalls of expanded casino gambling: “Duluth ceded a crumbling square...
2/14/2012
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Legal fight in Duluth may tell if casinos are a sucker's bet
(Minnesota) -- Twenty-six years ago, a city and a tribe took a gamble. Duluth ceded a crumbling square block in the middle of downtown to the Fond du Lac Band of the...
2/10/2012
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Lux: If Block E gets casino, Duluth probably won't
(Minnesota) -- Block E developer Bob Lux is touring the state to drum up support for a casino at Block E. In Duluth, he had an unusual sales pitch: If Minneapolis gets a...
1/29/2012
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In long history, city once fought for Fond-du-Luth Casino
(Minnesota) -- While the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have spent the past few years quarreling over the Fond-du-Luth Casino’s...
1/21/2012
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Reader's view: Everyone seems to want a slice of casino money
(Minnesota) -- I believe Duluth Mayor Don Ness should back off with regard to the Fond-du-Luth Casino. The city has benefited from the casino for the last 25 years.
1/19/2012
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Fond du Lac chair sees double standard in Duluth casino idea
(Minnesota) -- An idea to open a casino at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center suggests the city may have a double standard about gambling when it comes to taking...
1/18/2012
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DECC pitches Canal Park casino
(Minnesota) -- A waterfront casino might be in the works for Canal Park. Dan Russell, executive director of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, said he is...
1/17/2012
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Duluth details objections to Fond du Lac Band's plans to expand downtown reservation
(Minnesota) -- Duluth City Attorney Gunnar Johnson fired off a letter Friday detailing the city's objections to a proposed expansion of the land the Fond du Lac Band...
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Fond du Lac's Application to Expand Trust Land Draws Criticism from City
(Minnesota) -- Duluth leaders are strongly against Fond du Lac's application to place more land in trust in downtown Duluth and they've sent a letter letting the...
1/16/2012
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Fond du Lac Band wants to expand downtown reservation
(Minnesota) -- City Attorney Gunnar Johnson fired off a letter Friday detailing the city’s objections to a proposed expansion of the land the Fond du Lac Band of...
1/7/2012
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Mayor threatens to shut down casino
(Minnesota) -- The mayor of Duluth is threatening to shut down the local Indian casino if an agreement cannot be reached on revenue sharing.
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Reader's view: Duluth should petition state for gaming license
(Minnesota) -- I totally support the rights of Native Americans to act in their best interest. It’s what they need to do. I also support the idea that the city of...
1/6/2012
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City Exploring Options with Struggling Fond du Lac Band Relationship
(Minnesota) -- Mayor Don Ness and city attorney Gunnar Johnson delivered a presentation Thursday on the city’s rights and options after a judge ruled the...
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City Outlines Casino Options
(Minnesota) -- Mayor Don Ness and City Attorney Gunnar Johnson gave a presentation on Thursday, about the future of the Fond-du-Luth casino.
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Mayor threatens to halt gambling at downtown Duluth casino (with videos)
(Minnesota) -- Duluth Mayor Don Ness upped the ante Thursday, threatening to shut down the Fond-du-Luth Casino if the city is unable to negotiate a new profit-sharing...
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Pusing for a State-Operated Casino in Duluth
(Minnesota) -- As the city battles the casino contract in court, they're also working on another front. The Minnesota Legislature has been talking about the...
1/5/2012
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Ness: One option is to halt gaming at Fond-du-Luth (with video)
(Minnesota) -- Duluth Mayor Don Ness said the city of Duluth is considering the possibility of halting all gaming at Fond-du-Luth Casino among other options as it seeks...
12/30/2011
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Fond du Lac Band Notice of Appeal
(Minnesota) -- A notice of appeal has been filed by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, over the recent ruling concerning their casino lease payments to the...
12/22/2011
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Duluth, Ojibwe at odds over ruling on casino payment
(Minnesota) -- The Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe and the city of Duluth are both appealing a recent court decision that ends an agreement over the tribe's downtown Fond...
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Fond du Lac Application Causes Confusion for City of Duluth
(Minnesota) -- It's been a tense week between the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac band. The band appealed a federal judge's decision over casino's backed...
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Fond du Lac Band appeals casino revenue sharing ruling
(Minnesota) -- The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is appealing a ruling that could require it to pay the city of Duluth an estimate $14 million in casino...
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Fond du Lac Band wants reservation expansion
(Minnesota) -- The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is asking federal officials to expand its reservation to include a hotel it owns in Duluth.
12/21/2011
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Fond du Lac Band appeals order to share casino revenue
(Minnesota) -- The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa filed an appeal Wednesday challenging a federal judge’s decision that could require it to make an...
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Fond du Lac Band, City Appeal Payment Ruling
(Minnesota) -- Both the Fond du Lac Band and the City of Duluth have filed a notice of appeal for the recent ruling that came down regarding payments over the downtown...
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Fond du Lac Band, City File Appeals Over Casino Profits
(Minnesota) -- The battle over casino profits continues in the city of Duluth. The Duluth News Tribune reports the Fond du Lac Band filed an appeal Wednesday challenging...
12/20/2011
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Fond du Lac Band wants to add Carter Hotel to reservation
(Minnesota) -- The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has applied for federal permission to increase the size of its reservation property within Duluth —...
12/8/2011
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Reader's view: Fond du Lac Band should pay city what it owes
(Minnesota) -- Duluthians should be angry about the Fond du Lac Band not paying what it is contractually obligated to pay under the deal that opened the Fond-du-Luth...
12/6/2011
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Duluth City Council: Casino money decline sparks bonding debate
(Minnesota) -- Duluth’s 2012 bonding plan sparked a City Council debate Monday about the wisdom of continuing to spend down casino reserves.
12/5/2011
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City Council Has Closed Meeting About Casino Litigation
(Minnesota) -- The City Council voted in favor of closing their Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night. The topic on the agenda: casino litigation.
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Duluth trust fund down to $22 million with latest street repair payment
(Minnesota) -- Duluth’s 2012 bonding plan sparked a City Council debate Monday about the wisdom of continuing to spend down casino reserves.
12/1/2011
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Ness: 'We Don't Want the Casino to be Shut Down'
(Minnesota) -- The City of Duluth is evaluating its next steps in a long-running dispute over the Fond du Luth Casino. Last week, a federal judge made a ruling against...
11/30/2011
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Possible Closure on the Horizon for Fond du Luth Casino
(Minnesota) -- Last week's ruling from a Federal judge, that stopped payments to the city from the Fond du Luth Casino, could have serious consequences for the future of...
11/24/2011
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High Stakes Battle: Part Three
(Minnesota) -- Over the past 25 years the Fond du Luth Casino in downtown Duluth has paid off "big time" for the city. From paving streets, to pulling the city...
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Our view: City, band both benefit from casino cooperation
(Minnesota) -- The Fond du Lac Band may have prevailed this week, mostly, in the latest twist of the ongoing tussle with the city over tribal-run gambling in downtown...
11/22/2011
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After Losing Future Casino Profits, Mayor Ness Says Street Repairs Could Suffer
(Minnesota) -- Duluth Mayor Don Ness says the city is considering an appeal to a federal judge's ruling involving shared revenues from the Fond du Luth Casino.
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Duluth Mayor Responds to Federal Court Ruling
(Minnesota) -- Duluth Mayor Don Ness spoke out Tuesday following a devastating ruling by a federal judge. The judge ruled the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa...
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Federal Ruling Ends High Stakes Battle over Casino Money
(Minnesota) -- There's been a major decision in a multi–million dollar, high stakes court battle, between the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Reservation.
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Fond du Luth Casino: Following the Money
(Minnesota) -- Since its doors opened the Fond du Luth Casino in downtown Duluth has generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue.
11/21/2011
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Courts Rule in Favor of Fond du Lac Band
(Minnesota) -- The federal courts have ruled that the Fond du Lac Band does not need to pay the city any future payments, for the lease for the Fond-du-Luth casino....
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Federal Courts Rule in Favor of Fond Du Lac Band
(Minnesota) -- A federal court ruling could put the city of Duluth in a major financial jam. On Monday, a federal judge ruled in favor of the Fond du Lac Band, saying a...
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High Stakes Battle: Part One
(Minnesota) -- The Fond du Luth Casino has been a cash cow for the city of Duluth paying out millions of dollars, but the cash strapped city may soon find itself...
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Judge ends casino payments to Duluth
(Minnesota) -- A federal judge ruled Monday that the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa no longer has to make payments to the city of Duluth for the right to...
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Judge's ruling in Duluth casino spat means millions for Fond du Lac Band
(Minnesota) -- The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has prevailed in its long-running dispute with the city of Duluth over revenue-sharing from the tribe's...
8/31/2011
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City of Duluth Heads to Federal Court Over Casino Money
(Minnesota) -- The on–going dispute between the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reaches the federal courts.
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Fond du Lac Band Asks Court to Take Back Consent On Casino Contract with City
(Minnesota) -- The Fond du Lac Band is continueing its legal battle against a contract with the city of Duluth, signed in 1994, promising to share part of the proceeds...
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Tens of millions at stake in spat between Duluth, casino
(Minnesota) -- A long-running and contentious dispute between the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is back in federal court, where a...
8/29/2011
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Councilors Approve More Casino Litigation Expenses, Discuss Budget
(Minnesota) -- Payments to the law firm, Maki & Overom, which is representing the city in the lawsuit against the Fond du Luth Casino, will continue. Monday night...
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Duluth City Council Approves More than $1-Million To Fight For Casino Profits
(Minnesota) -- Duluth street maintenance could also be reduced, due in part to fewer casino profit dollars. Monday the City Council voted to spend another $300,000 to...
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Legal costs in Duluth’s casino court battle passes $1 million
(Minnesota) -- The cost of Duluth’s ongoing legal battle with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa continues to mount. On Monday, the Duluth City Council...
8/28/2011
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Fond du Lac band, Duluth back in court this week over casino payments
(Minnesota) -- Casino contract talks between the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have been on hold since the National Indian Gaming...
7/25/2011
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Trial Over Fond du Luth Casino Profits Postponed
(Minnesota) -- A continuation was issued in the federal court case between the City of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band over casino profits.
7/14/2011
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Gaming Commission latest organization to enter Fond du Luth casino legal dispute
(Minnesota) -- The casino contract between the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa violates gaming laws, according to a notice filed...
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Our view: Casino compromise a win-win for city, band
(Minnesota) -- The deal that allowed a tribal casino to open and operate in the middle of downtown Duluth (unheard of!) has been quite the boon for the city and for the...
7/13/2011
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NIGC issues NOV on 1994 Fond du Lac Band gaming agreement
(Minnesota) -- Better late than never -- the National Indian Gaming Commission has issued a notice of violation to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians...
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NIGC Says Tribal-City Revenue Share Illegal
(Minnesota) -- The National Indian Gaming Commission ruled this week that a contentious lease and revenue-sharing agreement between the city of Duluth, Minnesota, and...
7/12/2011
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Arbitration Between Duluth, FDL Band On Hold
(Minnesota) -- Arbitration between the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa over a casino payment dispute is on hold. The suspension comes...
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City’s contract with casino called illegal
(Minnesota) -- The casino contract between the city of Duluth and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa violates gaming laws, according to a notice filed...
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Contract Violations Put Contract Talks On Hold Between Duluth and Fond du Lac Band
(Minnesota) -- The United States regulatory agency responsible for overseeing Indian gaming has found three violations in the contract between the City of Duluth and the...
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