Electronic bingo machines to be removed from Akela casino

LAS CRUCES The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma plans to remove its electronic bingo machines this week from a yet-unopened casino in Akela. Jeff Houser, chairman of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe, said the tribe had leased the devices from a second Oklahoma tribe, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.

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Sat, June 14th, 2008

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