The Gun Lake Casino employs more than 800, according to the tribe.
“To date we have provided over $35 million in funding for infrastructure, law enforcement, schools, and the (Michigan Economic Development Corp.) which has improved the quality of life for the citizens of Michigan.” “Today marks the tribe’s fifth distribution of revenues to local and state governments,” said Ed Pigeon, vice chairman of the Gun Lake Tribe. The tribe noted that the state revenue sharing payments are dependent on the continued preservation of exclusive gaming rights within the tribe’s competitive market area, as defined by the gaming compact, which includes the cities of Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Lansing, as well as the entire counties of Kent, Kalamazoo and Ingham, among others. That does not include revenue from its table games. 1 to March 31 was just under $84.2 million. The local payment would indicate the Gun Lake Casino’s slot revenue from Oct. The Gun Lake Tribe said that under the compact, it gives the local municipal governments 2 percent of its net win from electronic gaming devices, while the state payment is calculated on a sliding scale between 8 and 12 percent.
