The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, or Gun Lake Tribe in Wayland, Michigan, has shared more than $7.9 million in gaming revenue payments with state and local governments.
It distributed $4.4 million to the state of Michigan and $2.2 million to the local revenue sharing board.
GLIMI, the tribe’s non-gaming economic development agency, received $1.3 million. The payments are from electronic gaming revenue-sharing between October 1, 2019 and March 30, 2020.
Tribal Chairman Bob Peters said, “This is the most important revenue sharing distribution we have ever made because it comes at a time when all units of government are dealing with terrible financial impacts due to the global pandemic.”
Peters said the next revenue sharing distribution, for April to October, will be significantly lower since the casino closed on March 16 and will offer limited operations when it reopens on June 8.
Tribe spokesman James Nye said predicting the impact on revenue is difficult because many factors may change over the next several months, such as the status of the pandemic and the number of casino employees, visitors and business hours.
