An Arizona Superior Court judge on Thursday afternoon laid out a timetable and the ground rules for hearing a lawsuit seeking to delay the proposed Sept. 9 launch of Arizona sports wagering. The case, brought by the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe against both Gov. Doug Ducey and Department of Gaming chief Ted Vogt, will be heard at 9 a.m. Monday by Judge James Smith.
The Yavapai-Prescott Tribe, which was not part of the new tribal-state compacts that add sports betting and some table games to tribal offerings, filed suit late last week claiming it was excluded from getting one of 10 tribal event wagering operator licenses available, and that the new compact and law strip its exclusivity to Class III gaming. The tribe owns and operates Bucky’s Casino and the Yavapai Casino, both located about 100 miles north of Phoenix.
