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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has not said how the tribe’s proposed casino in Jackson County would provide funding for “schools, roads, public safety and other local needs,” but its contributions to communities surrounding its existing casinos provide clues.
The money is significantly less than Coast communities receive from gambling taxes.
The Choctaws pay no state or local gambling taxes from the revenues of the Golden Moon and Silver Star. However, officials from Philadelphia and Neshoba County say their communities have benefited from the tribe’s economic developments and they describe the tribe as good neighbors. Contributions to offset growth issues, such as increases in student population, have been limited.
the Choctaws issued a statement on April 2 saying the proposed casino near Ocean Springs would “provide funding for schools, roads, public safety and other local needs.” The statement was issued after the Jackson County Board of Supervisors voted to have a non-binding referendum on the proposed casino in November.
The Sun Herald published the tribe’s statement on April 4 and requested at that time an explanation on how or in what amount this funding would be provided. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has not answered the questions.
Tribes that operate casinos in other states have been required to share a specific percentage of the profits in compacts negotiated with governors. Gov. Kirk Fordice did not negotiate a percentage when he signed a compact with the Choctaws that allowed casino gambling on the reservation. They pay only $250,000 year for tourism promotion.
Sounds like Mississippi got a bum deal thanks to Gov. Kirk Fordice. Read the entire article in The Sun Herald.
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Choctaw Casino Bum Deal for Jackson County
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has not said how the tribe’s proposed casino in Jackson County would provide funding for “schools, roads, public safety and other local needs,” but its contributions to communities surrounding its existing casinos provide clues.
The money is significantly less than Coast communities receive from gambling taxes.
The Choctaws pay no state or local gambling taxes from the revenues of the Golden Moon and Silver Star. However, officials from Philadelphia and Neshoba County say their communities have benefited from the tribe’s economic developments and they describe the tribe as good neighbors. Contributions to offset growth issues, such as increases in student population, have been limited.
the Choctaws issued a statement on April 2 saying the proposed casino near Ocean Springs would “provide funding for schools, roads, public safety and other local needs.” The statement was issued after the Jackson County Board of Supervisors voted to have a non-binding referendum on the proposed casino in November.
The Sun Herald published the tribe’s statement on April 4 and requested at that time an explanation on how or in what amount this funding would be provided. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has not answered the questions.
Tribes that operate casinos in other states have been required to share a specific percentage of the profits in compacts negotiated with governors. Gov. Kirk Fordice did not negotiate a percentage when he signed a compact with the Choctaws that allowed casino gambling on the reservation. They pay only $250,000 year for tourism promotion.
Sounds like Mississippi got a bum deal thanks to Gov. Kirk Fordice. Read the entire article in The Sun Herald.
- Residents Of Jackson County Not Allowed To Voice Their Opinion On Choctaw Casino
In 1990, about 60 percent of the county voters rejected gambling. Now the Choctaws want to ram it down our throats. If they want a casino on the Gulf Coast, why don't they put it in Harrison or Hancock County where the residents voted FOR GAMBLING?...
- Coast Residents Don't Want Casinos
The tribe has been battling Coast residents to get a $375 million casino resort approved in Jackson County on tribal land (it's not tribal land, it's land the tribe bought and it's in a County that voted no to casinos), a move local casinos...
- Reasons To Vote No To Choctaw Casino
Before they can build the proposed casino, the Mississippi Band of Choctaws will have to gain approval from two government bodies, the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Mississippi governor's office said Jason Giles,...
- Vote No On Casino Issue
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians remains committed to developing a casino in Jackson County and welcomes a non-binding referendum on the proposal, the tribe said in a statement. I am a resident of Jackson County and I don't want the Choctaw's...
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Local pastors don't want a casino in Jackson County, they site the dangers of gambling. Environmentalist object to the proposed site which is partially wetlands and close to the Mississippi Sandhill Crane refuge. Coast Businesses For Fair Play object...