Turning Stone is dry for a reason

The New York State Liquor Authority seems to have delivered checkmate to the Turning Stone Casino and Resort, threatening to withhold alcohol licenses to third-party caterers if the Oneida Nation continues its B.Y.O.B. policy.

The Oneida Nation argues that no private party can tell someone that they cannot bring their own alcoholic beverages to the property. The nation plans to defend their policy to the Authority this week.

Although members of the Oneida Nation are exempt from state laws, they are still subject to federal regulation.