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NIGC approves United Keetoowah gaming code for potential Oklahoma casino

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The National Indian Gaming Commission approved the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians’ 2025 Gaming Code on 14 April. The code would govern tribal gaming if the federal government places the band’s Tahlequah land into trust; the band still needs the Department of the Interior to act on its land application.

The approval clears one regulatory step, but the band still needs federal action on the land before it can pursue gaming there.

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