Tribes Protest Stitt’s Casino Tax Proposal

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt recently proposed renegotiating tribal compacts, which will expire in January 2020, to raise the exclusivity tax rate tribes currently pay. Stitt said the original rate was fair when it was negotiated 15 years ago. But tribal leaders, recently joined by Kiowa Tribal Chairman Matthew M. Komalty (l.), signed a resolution rejecting Stitt's proposal, claiming the compacts should automatically renew at the same rate.

Tribes Protest Stitt’s Casino Tax Proposal

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