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Tribal Gaming Official Rejects Oklahoma Governor's Offer

Associated Press

   OKLAHOMA CITY - The state's top Native American gaming official
   rejected Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's latest casino gambling offer
   Friday and accused the governor of trying to take advantage of the
   tribes during the coronavirus pandemic.

   Matthew Morgan, chairman of the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association,
   described the governor's latest offer as "yet another unsuccessful
   attempt to divide the tribes."

   "The letter confirms the real intent of Governor Stitt is to destroy
   the tribal interest outlined in the existing compacts," Morgan said.
   "The tribal leaders who received the letter reject the proposal as
   disrespectful and disingenuous."

   In a letter Tuesday to tribal leaders, one of Stitt's outside
   attorneys, Steve Mullins, wrote that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed
   the landscape for tribal and non-tribal governments.

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