Tlingit and Haida gambling hall may be halted due to Trump’s Interior Dept. reversing Biden-era ruling

Local tribal government ‘anticipated’ and is reviewing decision nullifying Indian Gaming Commission’s actions involving tribal jurisdiction, council president says

Legal authorization appears to have been revoked by the Trump administration for a casino-like gambling hall being constructed near Eaglecrest Ski Area by the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, although the council’s president said Monday the decision was anticipated and is under review.

A decision overruling a Biden-era rulingby the U.S. Department of the Interior’s solicitor at the time was issued Thursday by current Deputy Secretary Katharine MacGregor.…