Oklahoma Management Enterprises Inc. et al.

Washington, DC: (Aug-22-07) The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) brought charges against Marcus Dunn and several of his companies, alleging that he managed the tribal gaming facility of the Quapaw Tribe in Miami, Oklahoma without an approved management contract. The suit claimed that Dunn owned and controlled several affiliated companies that managed the Quapaw Tribe's Indian gaming facility without a management contract approved by the NIGC as required by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) and NIGC regulations. The companies in question are Oklahoma Management Enterprises Inc., Native American Enterprises & Resource Management, Inc. and Wolf Tree Development Company, Inc. From January 2001 through April 2005, Dunn's companies managed the Quapaw Tribe's Casino.

The Quapaw Tribe terminated its relationship with Mr. Dunn and revoked his tribal gaming license and entered into a stipulated notice of violation and agreed to a $50,000 civil fine in April of 2005. In a settlement reached with the NIGC, Dunn and his management companies agreed to pay a civil fine of $10 million to the US Treasury. It also includes a personal civil fine against Dunn of $50,000 and an agreement by him to observe a lifetime ban from any involvement in the Indian gaming industry. [RGT ONLINE: GAMING CONTRACT]

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Published on Aug-23-07