Lawsuit
Filed Against Proposed Buffalo Casino
As reported by the Buffalo Business
First: "Saying they are 'calling the bluff'
of the Seneca Gaming Corp., an anti-casino group
Tuesday morning took the first step in an attempt
to stop a proposed Buffalo casino.
"The
group of local individuals, civic and political
leaders and the Margaret L. Wendt Foundation
Tuesday filed a motion in U.S. Federal Court
in opposition to the Seneca's plan. They allege
the Seneca Gaming Corp., the casino arm of the
Seneca Nation of Indians, failed to meet several
federal requirements and guidelines dictated
by the Seneca Nation Settlement Act, the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act and other federal provisions.
Seneca Gaming plans to build the 100,000-square-foot
gaming venue in Buffalo's Cobblestone District.
"The
opposition group has also voiced concerns about
the environmental impact from either the casino
and the historic status of the targeted site,
which includes the long-vacant, circa 1912 H&O
Oats grain elevators…"
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