Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association suspends tribes that signed compacts with Gov. Stitt [View all]

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association has suspended the membership of two tribes that signed controversial compacts with Gov. Kevin Stitt, it announced Thursday.

The tribes are the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe.

Comanche Nation Chairman William Nelson Sr. said the tribe was suspended from the OIGA on Wednesday for the remainder of the calendar year.

“This was a difficult decision to make, but it was the correct one,” said Matthew Morgan, Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association chairman. “Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association works best when its membership can speak frankly and with the trust that all members are working together to support our industry as a whole.”

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