Class III Gaming in Maine?

Earlier this month, the Maine state legislature approved a bill that would allow the Penobscot Indian Nation to operate 100 slot machines at its Class II facility at Indian Island. Governor John Baldacci, however, vetoed the bill, stating his position that any expansion of gambling must be approved directly by the voters through a referendum. Now the tribe is seeking alternatives that would allow it to operate slot machines, and also acting on its disappointment with the governor's veto.

The Penobscot Nation has resigned from the Main Indian Tribal-State Commission, which was created by Gov. Baldacci in 2006 to improve tribal-state relations. The tribe also is considering pursuing repeal of the Maine Implementing Act, a state law that implemented the federal Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.

Read more here in the Bangor Daily News.