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(Lars Jones) Only about two years after announcing plans to build the $25 million Golden Mesa Casino near Guymon, Oklahoma, it appears that the Shawnee Tribe is on the fast track to approval by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) according to local and niche news reports.

In a November Notice of Availability for Shawnee Tribe Casino Environmental Assessment from the BIA the agency stated that “Based on the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Shawnee Tribe Casino project dated November 2016, it has been determined that the proposed action will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment, therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement is not required and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been proposed for signature of the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Indian Affairs,” effectively clearing a major hurdle for the off-reservation casino.

Although it’s hundred of miles from its tribal headquarters, an Oklahoma Indian tribe wants to build a $25 million casino in the Oklahoma Panhandle. The proposal has prompted a state senator to.

According to Indianz.com, casino land-into-trust applications typically require a full environmental impact statement which can take several years depending upon the complexity of environmental issues involved along with legal and political issues.

Under the two-part determination process outlined by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), Oklahoma’s governor would still have to approve the casino in order for it to go forward. The Kaw Nation is the only tribe in the state so far to accomplish that feat with their Southwind Casino Braman – which could soon be renamed Rock & Brews Casino Resort in a recently announced partnership with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS rock and roll fame.

The 42,309 sq ft casino is planned to be located about 3.5 miles southwest of Guymon in the panhandle region of Oklahoma over 400 miles from the tribe’s headquarters.

Although the first step for the Shawnee Tribe took less than a year, there is controversy and opposition to the move.

State Sen. Bryce Marlatt, a republican from Woodward is one of those opposed to the action according to a Jan 6 report in The Oklahoman. “This would be a terrible precedent by the federal government to allow tribal gambling in lands where tribes have no historical ties,” he said. “This could open a floodgate of casinos and other tribal ventures on almost every corner in Oklahoma. This move is also concerning to citizens in the Panhandle because of the societal ills associated with the proliferation of gambling.”

The Shawnee Tribe has no jurisdictional lands of its own so in 2000 U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe championed a bill restoring the tribe’s federal recognition and giving them the right to secure land outside the lands of any other tribe in the state as long as the land is essential to the tribe’s economic well-being.

The tribe’s previous efforts to create casinos near Oklahoma City caused a political backlash and were not approved.

The Golden Mesa Casino plans call for a restaurant and bar along with a casino floor offering 600 slots and 8 gaming tables located on about 100 acres on Highway 54. According to the 2010 Census, the Texas County Seat had a population of 11,442 and 3-star hotel rooms go for about $90 per night.

The incoming Trump administration would need to approve of the two-part-determination under the IGRA before returning the issue to Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin for final approval. Indianz.com reports that the governor met with Trump in November and discussed Indian issues with the president-elect. She reportedly concurred on the Kaw Nation’s off-reservation casino.

The casino would be operated in partnership with the Chickasaw Nation.

Population (2010 Census)
Map of counties in the Northern Panhandle
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Largest city	Wheeling
Other cities	In Region:
• Total	132,295
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

The Northern Panhandle is the northern of the two panhandles in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a culturally and geographically distinct region of the state. It is the state's northernmost extension, bounded by Ohio and the Ohio River on the north and west and the state of Pennsylvania on the east. Its unusual configuration is the result of the Revolutionary-era claims of Virginia's former Yohogania County boundary lying along the Ohio River, conflicting with interpretations of the Colony of Pennsylvania's royal charter. The conflict was settled by compromise in the 1780s. Today, due to the southern boundary being an extension of the Mason–Dixon line and the panhandle's proximity to the Pittsburgh area, the Northern Panhandle resembles more of the Midwestern United States^[1] or the Northeastern United States compared to the rest of the state (including the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia), which is classified as part of the Upland South.^[2]

In 2013, its northernmost two counties were included in the Pittsburgh consolidated area by the U.S. Census.^[3]

The region has a total combined population of 132,295 as of the 2010 census.

Counties[edit]

The following counties, listed from north to south, are universally accepted as being part of the Northern Panhandle:

Most West Virginians also include Wetzel County, and sometimes Tyler County, directly to the south of Marshall County, as a part of the Northern Panhandle, although they do not lie strictly within the northern extension.^[4] Since statehood, they have formed the core of West Virginia's 1st congressional district.

The northern counties of the Northern Panhandle comprise part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the western regions of Greater Pittsburgh. The southern counties are part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Area.

Economy[edit]

In the late 19th century, the Northern Panhandle developed as an industrial area, especially in the manufacturing of steel and glass products. It still largely retains its industrial character, although many of its factories have closed down or fallen on hard times like others in the Rust Belt. The region also contains the Panhandle Coalfield.

Banks in these counties are serviced by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, while the rest of West Virginia is in the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

Education[edit]

The region houses three four-year colleges—the publicWest Liberty University and the private Bethany College and Wheeling University. All five counties listed in this article, plus Tyler County, are in the service area of West Virginia Northern Community College.

References[edit]

^Regional report
^Regional report
^http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf
^'Regional Map'. West Virginia Department of Commerce. Retrieved August 11, 2013.