House chairman: Let Choctaws build Jones casino
The chairman of the state House Gaming Committee says the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians should be able to develop a proposed casino on tribal land in Jones County.
Democratic Rep. Bobby Moak of Bogue Chitto on Monday became the latest elected official to weigh in on the project, even though he – like others – has no authority over whether the Choctaws move forward with the casino.
Moak says courts have upheld a gaming compact that then-Gov. Kirk Fordice signed with the Choctaws in 1992.
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6/19/10
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