Earlier this year, Congressman Morgan Luttrell introduced the Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act, which seeks to ensure that all federally recognized Tribes that are eligible for gaming are regulated under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). The Tribe continues its gaming efforts in the U.S. The study by the economic analysis firm TXP found that Naskila Casino is responsible for 825 permanent local jobs with a collective payroll of $22.5 million, including 400 jobs at the casino. The facility injected $212 million into the Polk County economy in 2022, according to a report commissioned by the Texas Forest Country Partnership released earlier this year. Naskila Casino has remained a key component of the Deep East Texas economy. However, we had no choice and the Supreme Court decision confirmed that we were doing the right thing for our people and for the people who depend on Naskila Casino for their livelihoods.” “It was not easy protecting our Tribal sovereignty against the powerful elected officials in Texas. “The Supreme Court decision ended years of uncertainty for the Tribe and for Naskila,” said Ricky Sylestine, Chairman of the Tribal Council of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas.
