Arkansas
6/1/2007
Gov. Mike Beebe will not support the Oklahoma-based United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians' plan to build a $131 million casino and hotel adjacent to its reservation near downtown Fort Smith. The band has petitioned the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs for permission to open the casino, but a final decision could be years away. Meanwhile, Beebe plans to vocally oppose the project. The band needs a gubernatorial OK to open the casino.
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