The Tigua Tribe Seeks Casinos Resurrection

It seems that Jack Abramoff's shady casinos dealings still linger as the lobbyist/businessman is under fire for other gambling related misgivings.  In 2002, Abramoff had confronted the Tigua tribe and offered to help open their Speaking Rock Casino, which until that time had had seen its ups and downs.  Not unlike the plight that many casinos online face, the Speaking Rock casino had done very well for itself in its early days - employing over 1,000 workers and fueling the entire subsistence of the Tigua Tribe.  However, the casinos service had to be shut down when it reached a bottom low, during which time it had only sixty-five employees.

This is where Abramoff comes into the picture.  According to the Tigua's governor, Abramoff had promised to reopen the casino, but never did anything that he said he was going to.  In essence, Speaking Rock Casinos fate was that it was taken for millions of dollars - none of which has been seen by the Tigua tribe.

However, things are looking brighter for Speaking Rock ever since Michael Scanlon, who was an aid to former Republican Congressman and Speaker of the House, Tom DeLay, as well as a lobbying partner to Jack Abramoff, has stepped forward to confirm many of the accusations the Tigua's are claiming.  At this stage, all the tribe wants is to be able to open their casino and begin taking bets.