Creek Nation: “We don’t intend to build casino at 111th & Yale”

Fox 23 asked the Creek Nation about the groundless rumors to build a casino on the site of an Indian smoke shop and the tribal Chief of Staff flatly denies the rumors saying the tribe plans to focus on their RiverSpirit Casino at 81st and Riverside.

Nevertheless Lakin continues to peddle fear about the site while denying it’s fear mongering:

When asked if the rumors circulating earlier this week about a casino being built here was fear mongering, Lakin said, “I don’t know if you can call it fear mongering because what we have in Broken Arrow is something that is actually happening.”

Like the fight in Broken Arrow, Lakin doesn’t think this is the last we’ll hear about possible casino development plans on that eight acre plot of land.

“Oh. I don’t think it’s over.”

The land is now zoned residential and could go to the highest bidder according to Lakin.

“It’s almost casino shopping where a landowner is going out and trying to get a different tribe, a smaller tribe, to put something on a piece of property that’s not even zoned commercial.”