House Committee Also Approves Mackinac Straits Hospital Bill  

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairperson Aaron Payment provided testimony today before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to show cause as to why the committee should move bill HR 2120 to the Senate floor for a final vote and immediate approval.

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI—The Sault Tribe Board of Directors held a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 6 in Sault Ste. Marie. 

DETROIT—Entertainment Interest Group, LLC (EIG) released a statement late yesterday on the purchase agreement to acquire a 40% stake in Greektown Casino.

EIG Principal Gregg Orley stated, “Our investment company, Entertainment Interest Group, LLC, executed on an agreement late last week to purchase a 40-percent interest in Greektown Casino at a cost of approximately $100 million. Obviously this is a complex transaction, one that requires the cooperation of many public and private entities in order to achieve a successful closing. We plan to meet with all of the interested parties over the next few weeks to discuss our future plans for the casino.”

Entertainment Interest Group, LLC (EIG) is a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based investment company.  The company’s principals include Republic Bancorp Founder and former chairman and CEO Jerry Campbell and local businessmen and investors Robert and Gregg Orley,  Jon Weaver and Lawrence Lax.