The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians‘ (SSM) desires to build a new casino near Detroit seem unlikely to reach fruition, as the United States Supreme Court has declined to hear the tribe’s case.
Gambling activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act can only take place on land that has been taken into trust on the tribe’s behalf by the Department of the Interior (DOI). The SSM tribe sued the DOI to try to overturn the decision, but met with unfavorable results in lower courts. It filed its appeal with the Supreme Court in December in a last-ditch attempt to overturn that verdict.
