Seneca Nation update

THE SENECA NATION OF INDIANS IS ASKING AN ARBITRATOR TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS THAT NEW YORK STATE VIOLATED THE TERMS OF THE 2002 GAMING COMPACT.  IT’S A $350 MILLION DOLLAR DISPUTE THAT’S BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS.  THE SENECAS SAY THEY AGREED TO PAY THE STATE AND HOST COMMUNITIES A PORTION OF THEIR SLOT MACHINE REVENUE IN EXCHANGE FOR BEING THE EXCLUSIVE LAS VEGAS-STYLE GAMING IN THE AREA.  BEFORE THEY STOPPED PAYING IN 2008, THE SENECAS PAID THE STATE AND THE THREE COMMUNITIES THAT HOST SENECA CASINOS $476 MILLION DOLLARS.