'Starting'? That's all over the place. The city of Rohnert Park made an agreement with a local Indian band some fifty years ago about some land they bought in exchange for twice as much relocated city property in another remote area. The tribe recently hired some hotshot lawyers to plead the case that the land directly in the middle of Rohnert Park is their 'reservation' and guess what they want to put up there: A big fat casino.
No disrespect to the Indians and the history of abuse the US government heaped upon them, but some of these phony-baloney Indian tribes have gone far beyond absurd with their demands.
I had a pal get a hefty fine (enforced by Federal law) by Indian Tribal Police for parking his car on an open dirt lot between two buildings in Bullhead City AZ. Seems that this quarter-acre triangular patch of dirt near the river was 'Indian Land', and the tribal police flew out in their GMC SUVs to search his car and give him a ticket that amounted to hundreds of dollars. The real reservation was dozens of miles away. The US Federal government forced him to pay the fine.
On one hand Indian tribes fake a lot of dramatics over 'racist' sports mascots, and on the other hand it's 'Come down to Cash Creek Indian Casino! Chief Wampum will meet you at the Payoff Pow-Wow! Heap big loose slots, Kemosabe!'.
I am surprised that Alcatraz Island isn't a glittery neon-bathed mega casino already.
Do you have more info on that... I would like to see that run by Tom's office