Prior to the opening of the new Firekeepers Casino, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians reached an agreement with the State of Michigan on an amendment to their Tribal Gaming Compact, but the details of that amendment were not released to the public by the Tribe or the State until mid-September. One of the amendments was the expansion of the Local Revenue Sharing Board (LRSB) from 3 members to 6 members. In the original version of the Compact, the LRSB, which is allowed to be created to receive and direct the disbursement of revenue to local units of government generated from electronic gaming (slot machines) at the casino, was to have 3 members. Those members were to be representatives from Calhoun County, Emmett Township, and a third unit of government selected by the other 2 members. As a result of the amendment, the membership of the LSRB will be increased to 6 (assuming each specified unit of government desires to participate), with the following units of government identified: Calhoun County, Emmett Township, City of Battle Creek, City of Marshall, Athens Township, and the Tribe itself. The Compact amendment requires that the governing body of each of these units of government select their representative.
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