The state and Potawatomi reached their agreement in January. At that time, a fact sheet stated it would be up to the General Assembly to determine if the tribe could offer sports betting off its sovereign land. It added that issue would be separate from the compact.<\/p>\n
As part of the compact, the Pokagon Band will receive a 16-county \u201cexclusivity area,\u201d which means the state will agree to not expand gaming in that territory. The region includes Lake County, which is home to three casinos, and LaPorte, which has one.<\/p>\n
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In return for that exclusivity, the Pokagon Band will give the state payments totaling 8 percent of the net win at Four Winds South Bend. Should the state breach its commitment to the exclusivity area, the tribe would no longer need to make those payments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The funding from Four Winds will be used for education, economic and workforce development, tourism promotion, and public health.<\/p>\n
The Pokagon Band, provided they make their payments timely to the state, would be able to deduct $1 million from that to pay for postsecondary and vocational education for its citizens and state-run schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Thursday signed a bill into law that ratifies a Class III gaming compact between the state and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. The signing was anticipated as the state negotiated the compact with the Pokagon Band, reaching a deal in January. The General Assembly then needed to ratify it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":172340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Ind. Gov. Holcomb Signs Bill Ratifying Pokagon Class III Gaming Compact<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n