Pastor Dewey Note: FGGAM Thanks Dr. Guy Clark of Albuquerque, NM for standing in the gap against gambling, in a world where many Christians try to justify their ways!
Ezekiel 22:30 teaches us..And I sought a man among them who should build up a wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none.
Casinos have not improved the quality if life in New Mexico. It has declined. bankruptcies, drugs and alcohol abuse!
We have a friend, FGGAM writer Franchesca Stevens of Albuquerque, whose car was stolen on Friday and the thugs took her purse and credit cards, debit card and had a good time at Sandia Casino! What ever happened about checking ID’s!!!
Here is the latest from Dr. Guy Clark:
SANTA CLARA PUEBLO ASKS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CLOSE COMPACTLESS POJOAQUE GAMBLING OPERATIONS
Santa Clara Pueblo Governor J. Michael Chavarria has asked the Federal Government to shut down Pojoaque Pueblo’s casinos since their 2005 compact expired the 30th of June of this year, and they have been operating their casinos unimpeded and unregulated by the U.S. Government.
Governor Chavarria complained that the current situation gave Pojoaque a “huge competitive advantage” over the surrounding casinos that operate with compacts negotiated with the state. The Santa Clara casino is in Espanola, less than ten miles from the Pojoaque casinos, and would be one of the first casinos to feel the impact of that “competitive advantage.”
Since the Pojoaque compact expired, the state of New Mexico has no regulatory authority over their operations, and Governor Chavarria laments that they have seen no effort by the U.S. Attorney, Damon Martinez, to regulate Pojoaque’s operations. The U.S. Attorney has stated that he will take no action against the Pojoaque casinos as long as the pueblo has a suit outstanding in Federal Court.
An article in the Santa Fe New Mexican about Santa Clara’s lawsuit can be read by clicking here
When ordinary citizens complain about the exploitation that is caused by the casinos, the feds and the state takes little notice. However, when other tribes are raising the alarm, it may be possible that the feds may rethink their position.
