![]() ![]() It left people in the Carlyle and Kenosee areas (band members or not) shocked and angry. The cops’ mission: Shut down the Bear Claw Casino, less than a month after its doors opened without a provincial licence. Less than a dozen casino employees inside were quietly cashing out at the end of their shifts. The Mounties zigzagged through the snow as they crossed the frozen, empty golf course at 4 a.m., approaching the two-storey log clubhouse.Ĭoncealed by camouflage clothing and balaclavas, about 30 officers - some part of a heavily-armed tactical unit - descended on the band-owned building for a pre-dawn, surprise raid. The full picture includes a messier milestone, sitting on the timeline in 1993. They were just the only ones with the gall to start counting the cards, rules be damned. Shepherd and his community weren’t the only players at the table in the ’90s. ![]()
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