"We are not going to do anything until we talk to the Corps," said Johnnyįerrell, Dockside's chief of security. It would offer Class II gaming,įeaturing electronic gaming machines based on bingo, Ridge has said.īut issues of jurisdiction and permits must be resolved first.Ĭorps officials are scheduled to meet with Ridge and Dockside Entertainment officials Friday to discuss a permit for the boat. Once operational, the 48,000-square-foot, four-story riverboat would be "Our move would be to get an injunction." We open, their (Cherokee Nation's) move would be to get an injunction," "We aren't taking anybody to court, but if that's where we end up. Attorney Sheldon Sperling has said he will look into jurisdictionalĭarrell Hardin, Dockside's chief of operations, said his company is "legally postured" to open the riverboat casino. "They are entitled to have a boat on the river, it's just they can't conduct any gaming," Smith told the Muskogee Daily Phoenix on Wednesday. Gaming on the river near Webbers Falls without a gaming permit from his Side of the Arkansas River at Webbers Falls.Ĭherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith said no entity can operate With the federal government give his tribe jurisdictional rights on the west Southern Cherokee Chief Gary Ridge believes that post-Civil War treaties "Most people I've talked to said they wanted it to come," Webbers FallsĬonvenience store owner James Scott said. Towns along the river welcomed the boat's arrival, with area residentsīraving the cold to snap photos of what could bring more than 400 jobs to The vessel into a casino and operate it under an agreement with the Southern Cherokee Nation.īut the Tahlequah-based Cherokee Nation has said it will keep the boatįrom operating in what the Oklahoma tribe considers its jurisdiction.Ĭherokee Nation marshals were on hand in the area when the boat arrived The plan for the riverboat is for owner Dockside Entertainment to turn Army Corps of Engineers portĮven longer because of a dispute between its owners and an Indian tribe. To get to eastern Oklahoma may sit at a U.S. (AP) - A 214-foot riverboat that traveled 28 days For more information, reservations and group bookings please call 40, 86 or visit FALLS, Okla. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, Remington Park is in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. Remington Park, Oklahoma City’s only Racetrack & Casino, is home to the $934,500 Remington Park Futurity on Saturday, April 21. Tracked by over 136,000 fans on Facebook and more than 9,600 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided over $189 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. The first race is at 6pm nightly, except Sunday afternoon, when racing begins at 1:30pm. The 2018 Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season continues Thursday thru Sunday, April 12-15. He has won 20 of 23 career races and has 10 victories at Remington Park. Painted Turnpike passed legendary Got Country Grip in the summer of 2017 for all-time earnings by a Paint, and brings his bankroll of $385,245 into the Paul Harber Memorial. He has not been beaten since finishing second in a derby at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla. Painted Turnpike will put his eight-race winning streak on the line when he returns to action Friday. The race is for Paints & Appaloosas at 350 yards. The now 5-year-old horse is the heavy morning-line favorite at 4-5 odds on Friday night in the Paul Harber Memorial, the eighth race of 12 on the card, with a scheduled post time of 9:09pm. Regular jockey Cody Smith will be on Painted Turnpike. The three-time defending World Champion Solid Paint-bred (2015, 2016, 2017), Painted Turnpike is owned and bred in Oklahoma by Nolan Pevehouse of Webbers Falls, Okla. OKLAHOMA CITY – Paint racing’s all-time leading money earner, Painted Turnpike, makes his 2018 season debut on Friday night at Remington Park in the $20,000 Paul Harber Memorial. PAINTED TURNPIKE RETURNS IN FRIDAY’S PAUL HARBER MEMORIAL
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