A federal judge recently granted a preliminary injunction for the Pojoaque Pueblo, which will prevent the New Mexico Gaming Control Board from taking any action against licensed vendors who do business with the tribe.
Last month, the tribe, which operates two casinos north of Santa Fe, complained to the state attorney general’s office that the gaming board on July 15 held an illegal closed-door meeting at which the tribe’s gaming activities were discussed. Tribal officials said the meeting violated the Open Meetings Act because board members allegedly discussed how to retaliate against vendors and manufacturers who do business with the tribe’s gaming operations.
The tribe won its federal lawsuit against the state and the gaming board. As a result, state gambling regulators may not take any action against businesses that contract with the tribe.
