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Ernie Stevens Jr., Chair of the Indian Gaming Association and Oneida Nation Leader, Has Died
Stevens led tribal gaming growth from $11 billion in 2000 to $44 billion in 2024 and was a staunch defender of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
- The Indian Gaming Association announced that Ernie `Big Cat` Stevens Jr. died at the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, and his aunt Bobbi Webster confirmed his death, with no specific dates given.
- Under Stevens' leadership, tribal gaming expanded markedly, with revenues rising from $11 billion in 2000 to nearly $44 billion last year, and he was called a fierce defender of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 1988 federal law.
- Serving in his ninth term, Stevens led the Indian Gaming Association and served on the Oneida Nation tribal council from 1993 to 1999, showing long tribal leadership.
- The Oneida Nation has planned a memorial Friday evening and interment Saturday morning, and Jason Giles called `Chairman Stevens' passing a void felt across Indian Country`.
- He was 66 and is survived by five children and 15 grandchildren, and his aunt Bobbi Webster said `It's sort of unfathomable` and called his death a shock.
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Ernie Stevens Jr., chair of the Indian Gaming Association and Oneida Nation leader, has died
Ernie Stevens Jr., longtime leader of the Indian Gaming Association, has died at the age of 66. The association announced Monday that Stevens died Friday at the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin.
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