Township Supervisor Gene Adkins said today that he and representatives from Calhoun County will next week visit other Michigan casino towns to ask questions about how those governments formed their revenue sharing boards.
Compacts between the state and Michigan tribes allowing casinos require 2 percent of all electronic gaming revenue go to a board representing the town and county where the casino is and a third entity decided by the other two. This board decides how to steer the 2 percent.
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi’s FireKeepers Casino is set to open this summer in Emmett Township.
Adkins said he and the county are visiting casino towns Tuesday, Wednesday and May 4.
He also reported that the county and township are hearing from candidates for the third member of the board, such as the Calhoun Intermediate School District, on concerns they have with the casino’s coming.
