UKB opposes draft Senate measure restricting tribal gaming in Oklahoma
The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians called for the removal of a draft Senate provision that would restrict other tribes’ ability to place land in trust or conduct gaming within the Cherokee Nation Reservation in Oklahoma. The draft, authored by Senator Markwayne Mullin, would require written Cherokee Nation consent for trust-land status and limit other tribes’ trust land to non-gaming uses; the UKB said it had not been consulted.
The proposed restrictions could affect the UKB’s ability to acquire trust land and operate gaming facilities in Oklahoma.