Tiger’s Statement of the Kialegee Casino

“It’s a complicated issue of jurisdiction over a Muscogee Creek allotment and procedures to obtain gaming on that allotment while maintaining a good working relationship with our Oklahoma neighbors,” Tiger said.

Video of the whole statement:

Essentially Tiger is opposed to the casino currently because the Kialegees have not applied for or been granted the authority to open a casino on the property under Creek Nation laws. However, he doesn’t have an opinion for or against the casino should it comply with all the regulations.

The Tulsa World story includes this humorous bit on Tiger’s meeting with John Sullivan:

U.S. Rep. John Sullivan, R-Okla., has been publicly opposed to the casino project. Tiger said that a conversation with Sullivan on the topic was like “Indian 101″.

Tiger indicated he did not mean to sound “insulting” but said he talked through several tribal issues with Sullivan, who left the conversation more educated.