Seneca President Maurice A. John Sr. has issued a request of the National Indian Gaming Commission chairman, who is examining options pertaining to the Seneca Nation of Indians' Buffalo Creek Casino. The national agency recently issued a notice of violation to the Nation's Gaming Corp., meaning the corporation is not meeting the commission's requirements to operate its Buffalo casino.

Construction at both the Seneca Allegany Casino in Salamanca and Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in Buffalo will cease, report Seneca Gaming Corp. officials Wednesday. Corporation officials report the decision to cease construction was made ''in light of various factors'' including ''challenging economic and capital market conditions, greater demands on the company's available cash and increased competition and construction costs.''