And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: From: "Victor Rocha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Mohawks get permission for video slots, give state cut of revenues Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 18:08:57 -070000 Mohawks get permission for video slots, give state cut of revenues ST. REGIS MOHAWK RESERVATION, N.Y. (AP) - New York state will receive a multimillion dollar cut for allowing the St. Regis Mohawk Nation to have video slot machines at its new casino, Gov. George Pataki said Thursday. The agreement is expected to net the state at least $3 million a year. It potentially could result in a take of $18 million a year or more, depending on how successful the month-old Akwesasne Mohawk Casino near the Canadian border becomes. Despite giving up a share of their profits, the Mohawks hailed the agreement as a smart business decision. "We don't see this as a waiver of sovereignty. This is a government-to-government agreement. If we are making money, we don't mind sharing it with the state," said Gus McDonald, the administrative aide to the Mohawk Tribal Council, the nation's elected leaders. State officials promised that some of the money will find its way back into the North Country in the way of assistance for local projects, McDonald said. The Mohawks, meanwhile, expect attendance at the casino to increase dramatically with the addition of the video lottery terminals, which can account for up to 65 percent of a casino's revenues, said Alison Calkins, a casino spokeswoman. Mohawk leaders have projected that the casino will eventually produce gross earnings of $65 million a year. <<END EXCERPT Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
