According to the Associated Press, officials of the White Earth Band of
Chippewa said Monday they have taken control of the band's Shooting Star
Casino.
Officials and security staff on Monday escorted out officials of Gaming
World International, the Pennsylvania-based company that has managed the
casino for the past four and a half years.
White Earth Tribal Chairman Eugene "Bugger" McArthur said in a news release
Monday that the change will not affect day-to-day operation at the casino.
Tribal officials accused the management company of working under a secret,
illegal contract with the former tribal council.
A person who answered the telephone at Gaming World's headquarters in
Ellwood City on Monday said on one was available to comment on the
accusation and action.
McArthur defeated former Chairman Darrell "Chip" Wadena in a June Election.
Wadena is in jail pending sentencing on federal corruption charges for
plundering money from the White Earth Band.