CATOOSA, Okla. (AP) -- A paperwork delay in Washington, D-C is being blamed for a delay in the start of poker and blackjack card games at a Catoosa Indian casino, but tribal officials say the games should begin in the next few days.
Cherokee Nation Enterprises' Chief Executive Officer David Stewart says the card games should start at the Cherokee Nation Casino Resort by the middle of next week.
The poker and blackjack play has been approved by the Interior Department and was expected to start by this weekend.
But Stewart says the paperwork moved slower than expected, and the Interior Department's approval has yet to be printed in the federal register, a requirement for the games to begin.
Stewart says the addition of poker and blackjack gaming is the latest step in the Cherokee Nation Casino Resort developing into a major gaming and entertainment destination for Tulsa and area communities.
(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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