Judge halts casino construction
5/19/2012
A judicial ruling has stopped construction of an Indian casino in Broken Arrow - at least for now. |
Casino testimony gets response from Broken Arrow mayor
5/19/2012
Mayor Mike Lester issued a statement Friday that downplayed the significance of a lunch he had more than a year ago with individuals associated with a proposed Indian casino. |
Judge issues injunction on Kialegee casino
5/18/2012
U.S. Chief District Judge Gregory Frizzell on Friday granted the state’s request for an injunction to prevent the operation of an Indian casino in Broken Arrow, saying the Kialegees had no jurisdiction on the property. |
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BA mayor was "very enthusiastic" about proposed casino, defense witness testifies
5/18/2012
Both the state and defense have rested their cases. Both sides are expected to give closing statements Friday morning, followed by Frizzell's ruling from the bench on whether the casino operation can proceed. |
Future of casino may rest on Kialegee status as band or tribe
5/17/2012
The state's case against an Indian casino in Broken Arrow seemed to hinge Wednesday on whether the Kialegee Tribal Town is really a 'band,' instead of a tribe, and whether it is under the ultimate authority of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. |
Kialegee attorneys try to put Pruitt on the stand
5/17/2012
An attempt to put Attorney General Scott Pruitt on the stand was not successful Thursday morning, but it wasn’t due to a lack of effort by the defense team for the backers of an Indian casino under construction in Broken Arrow. |
Hearing on Kialegee casino begins today
5/16/2012
A hearing before U.S. Chief District Judge Gregory Frizzell began Wednesday in the state’s effort to stop construction of an Indian casino that is under way in Broken Arrow. |
Town king won't testify on casino
5/16/2012
Tiger Hobia, the town king of the Kialegee Tribal Town, will not have to testify in hearings this week brought by the state in an effort to stop construction of the proposed Red Clay Casino under way in Broken Arrow. |
Kialegee town king won't testify in casino lawsuit hearing
5/15/2012
Tiger Hobia, the town king of the Kialegee Tribal Town, will not have to testify in hearings this week in the state's effort to stop construction of the proposed Red Clay Casino under way in Broken Arrow. |
Future of Kialegee casino to be decided this week
5/14/2012
The fate of an Indian casino that is already under construction in Broken Arrow will be in the hands of U.S. Chief District Judge Gregory Frizzell this week. |
Read the letter to the land owners where the proposed casino is planned from the Bureau of Indian Affairs about requiring a lease from the BIA. Read the plaintiff's brief filed by the State of Oklahoma against the Town King of the Kialegee Tribal Town. Read the motion for preliminary injunction filed by the State of Oklahoma against the Town King of the Kialegee Tribal Town. Read the complaint for declaratory judgment filed by the State of Oklahoma against the Town King of the Kialegee Tribal Town. Read the letter from Rep. John Sullivan and Sen. Jim Inhofe to the National Indian Gaming Commission and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Read the letter from Tracie Stevens, chairwoman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, to Rep. John Sullivan and Sen. Tom Coburn. Read the lease agreement between the Kialegees, land owners and the developers. Read a press release by the Kialegee Tribal Town Jan. 9 about no requirement for a transfer of jurisdiction to the Kialegee, written by Dennis J. Whittlesey. Read the letter from Rep. John Sullivan and Sen. Tom Colburn to the National Indian Gaming Commission about the casino. Read the letter from Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, who is requesting information from two federal agencies about the Broken Arrow casino under construction. Read the letter from Jason Nichols, commissioner of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Office of Public Gaming, about the location of the proposed Kialegee casino. Read Congressman John Sullivan's letter to the National Gaming Comission about the Kialegee's gaming license application. Read the statement released by Tiger Hobia, the Town King of the Kialegee Tribal Town in Wetumka, in response to Congressman John Sullivan's letter about the proposed casino. Read the judge's order that ruled the owner of the land could not transfer government jurisdiction over the property through the terms of a lease.Read the Creek Nation's gaming ordinance. 
