Members of a family that owns land where a tribal casino opened near Eaglecrest Ski Area this month are demanding it be immediately shut down, stating it is ‘a public health and safety hazard’ that isn’t lawfully authorized, according to documents obtained by the Juneau Independent.
The Two Coppers Casino was opened last week by the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska on a 220-acre site owned by heirs of an Angoon man who refers to themselves in correspondence as the “George Family.” Jimmy George Jr., in a June 8 letter to federal gaming officials, asserts unlicensed gaming is occurring at a casino that is a “public health and safety hazard.”
