Grand Traverse tribe challenges gaming rule threatening Michigan Crystal Shores Casino operations

The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians has taken its fight with federal gaming regulators to court, filing a lawsuit that could determine the future of its Crystal Shores Casino in Benzie County, Michigan. Filed June 9 in federal court in Washington, the case challenges a regulatory policy known as the “one-bite rule.” Tribal leaders argue the policy improperly blocks gaming on land that otherwise qualifies under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act’s restored lands exception.