“Our board has met with our legal counsel and is hopeful a new direction will lead to a better outcome.'
'The Sault Tribe is deeply concerned with what it has discovered in reading the Court’s opinion,” Sault Tribe Chairman Austin Lowes said. Department of the Interior to bring the proposed casino land into trust, which is required to operate casinos outside of a tribe’s reservation. Plans for the two casinos have stalled due to unsuccessful attempts to gain approval from the U.S. The tribe’s gaming arm, Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority, had partnered with the developers to construct the casinos. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced Jan. 16 that it will seek relief from a Jan. 3, 2023, ruling from Ingham County Judge Joyce Draganchuk that would award $88 million in damages to the developers of the proposed casinos in Lansing and Romulus.