Sun, May 13, 2012
Niagara Falls officials are frustrated by their inability to pry casino revenues out of the Seneca Nation of Indians. The tribe had agreed to provide revenues to the city, but conflicts with the state have caused it to withhold those payments.
Sun, May 13, 2012
The president of the Delaware Nation of Anadarko recently warned members of Oklahoma's Cherokee and Osage nations to beware of state-recognized tribes that are taking more of the "pie" that federally recognized tribes count on. Currently less than half the states, including Oklahoma, do not recognize tribes.
Sun, May 13, 2012
Tribes all over the U.S. are anxiously awaiting the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in a case where the plaintiff wants to tear down a casino that has already been built.
Sun, May 13, 2012
Steel beams recently were erected at the site of the Kialegee Tribal Towns Red Clay Casino in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, despite a public uproar. Opponents say it's located too close to the future site of an elementary school, among other concerns.
Sun, May 13, 2012
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue and Republican leaders have reached an agreement that proceeds from Harrah's Cherokee Casino will go to the state's general fund but will be used for education for the next few years. However, negotiations still are continuing regarding allowing live dealers and table games at the casino.
Sun, May 13, 2012
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) continued to pursue its three-pronged approach to obtaining a casino license in Massachusetts. At the same time its rival, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, has begun to meet with the good people of Taunton, where it proposes a casino.
Sun, May 13, 2012
Alabama state Rep. Jim Barton (l.) says a formal agreement with the Poarch Creek tribe would enable the state to draw on much-needed revenues. The governor doesn’t seem interested.
Sun, May 13, 2012
Few roadblocks stand in the way of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, whose compact with the state of California was approved last week by the California Senate and now awaits approval of the Assembly. The tribe’s proposed casino in Rohnert Park is beginning to look like realty. Governor Jerry Brown (l.) also approves.
Sun, May 13, 2012
A conference committee will work out the details of a Vikings stadium funding bill that passed the Minnesota legislature. Among the items that will be discussed are the amount of the Viking's contribution, the extent of user fees and expanding charitable pull-tab gambling to help pay for the proposed $975 million stadium, but a new tribal casino in downtown Minneapolis and racinos at the state racetracks have been ruled out.
Sun, May 06, 2012
A recent meeting drew more than 350 residents of Sun City, a community located near the site of a proposed casino resort in Hardeeville, South Carolina. Several expressed concerns about a casino's impact on the quality of life in the area, while presenters stressed jobs and economic development.
Sun, May 06, 2012
The Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Event Center in Mahnomen, Minnesota is celebrating its 20th anniversary with special events, entertainment and giveaways throughout May. Accomplished Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor recently was the guest speaker.
Sun, May 06, 2012
Construction of the $52 million, 10-story, 100-room hotel tower at the Cherokee Nation's Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa, Oklahoma recently reached a peak. When the tower is completed, the hotel will be the largest in the area with 456 rooms and suites.
Sun, May 06, 2012
Residents of Muskegon County, Michigan are being asked to sign ballot initiatives by two different groups. Neither one would bring a casino to their county. But the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is proceeding with its plans to build an off-reservation casino there.
Sun, May 06, 2012
After nearly 60 years, thoroughbred racing will come to end September 1 at Atokad Downs in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The track has been sold to the Ho-Chunk Winnebago Tribe, which has not said what it plans to do with the property.
Sun, May 06, 2012
Visitors to Billie Swamp Safari at the Seminole Tribe of Florida's Big Cypress reservation now can play slots in a building instead of a tent. The tribe hopes to eventually add a larger casino, lounge and poker room at the Everglades attraction.
Sun, May 06, 2012
Without casino revenues, Niagara Falls, New York, is in a ‘tough, tough situation,’ say lawmakers. The Seneca tribe has been withholding the funds since 2010 and has no plans to resume payments until the state buckles under to its demands.
Sun, May 06, 2012
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (l.) wants to ban the Class II, electronic bingo machines at three Indian casinos in the state, saying the games cannot continue without a tribe-state compact.
Sun, May 06, 2012
A U.S. District Court judge said the Kialegee Tribal Town can not use sovereign immunity to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Oklahoma Attorney General. The state wants to stop the tribe from building a casino—already under construction--in Broken Arrow.
Sun, May 06, 2012
Federal officials will review the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indian’s proposal for a casino in Bridgeville, New York. The tribe, which is trying to build a $700 million resort in the Catskills, has twice had the plan rejected by the Interior Department. If approved, the Munsee Band would have to negotiate a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Sun, May 06, 2012
The council of a small town on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts says it has no interest in the Indian casino proposed by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). The town may have no recourse, however, because unlike other towns on the mainland, the tribe’s reservation is located on the island.
Sun, May 06, 2012
The California legislature is a bit too eager to vote on a gaming compact that would allow a casino in the Bay Area to suit some opponents of the Rohnert Park proposal. They wonder why the bill is being fast-tracked.
Sun, May 06, 2012
At least one member of the U.S. Supreme Court wonders if the justices aren’t wasting their time on a lawsuit that, if the plaintiff wins, could result in existing Indian casino, the Gun Lake Casino (l.) in Michigan, being declared illegal retroactively.
Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Three Coconut Creek, Florida, residents have sued the city because it approved a mammoth hotel at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. All are Isle employees.
Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Niagara Falls newspaper calls for end of Indian casinos, prompting a cry of racism from the Seneca Gaming Corp. The tribe has not paid its three host cities since 2010.
Sat, Apr 28, 2012
A fund paid into by some California tribal casinos under the original compacts is starting to dry up as newer compacts do not require contributions to it. The fund mainly benefits two Southern California counties.
Sat, Apr 28, 2012
The ally of former Governor Bob Riley (l.) is going after the Poarch Creek Band’s three tribal casinos. Republican Bryan Taylor claims the tribe did not qualify for trust lands.
Sat, Apr 28, 2012
A city council in a Northern California city has asked its representatives in the legislature to oppose an Indian casino signed by Governor Jerry Brown.
Sat, Apr 28, 2012
The City of Duluth, Minnesota went to state court to stop the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s application to place a one-acre parcel in trust. The city is concerned about how much land can be placed into trust and tax-base losses. The land includes the former Carter Hotel.
Sat, Apr 28, 2012
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut has reached a deal with its lenders to restructure its debt. The company announced that it will break ground this summer on an 85-store outlet mall. CEO Scott Butera (l.) said the casino is also looking closely at the online gaming market and will be ready to compete should federal regulation clear the way.
Sat, Apr 28, 2012
The Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians in Northern California are a step closer to opening a casino with 2,000 slots machines and a hotel now that the federal government has acknowledged its application to put land into trust.
Sat, Apr 28, 2012
A casino in a mall? That’s the rumor in Taunton, Massachusetts, where the Silver City Galleria (l.) is being talked about as the site of a casino proposed by the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe.
Sat, Apr 28, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court this week is considering whether a Michigan casino is legal. The case has ramifications that could affect many other tribal casinos and potential casinos across the nation.
Sun, Apr 22, 2012
A gaming oversight bill in Maine offers a loophole to the Passamaquoddy Tribe to add slots machines to their bingo facility in Calais. Altered from its original form, bill L.D. 1897 has lost one of its chief supporters, Rep. Linda Valentino.
Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Officials in Escambia County, Alabama want to know once and for all the status of the Poarch Creek Band of Indians so they can collect taxes they believe the tribe owes. In Etowah County, officials face roadblocks in their quest to open a $200 million bingo casino.
Sun, Apr 22, 2012
A large casino proposed for a tiny reservation in San Diego’s East County rouses lots of passions in the small town of Jamul. Although the Jamul Indian Village has the right to build, the state’s transportation department could foil them.
Sun, Apr 22, 2012
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez (l.) says that a promise is a promise. The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma promised when its land in Akela was put into federal trust that it would not try to use the land for a casino. She is holding them to that promise, she says.
Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Chief George Tiger personally made the winning bid during the auction of RiverWalk Crossing on Tuesday.
Sun, Apr 22, 2012
A major legislative battle could be brewing in California, between lawmakers under pressure to turn thumbs down to an Indian casino compact, and the powerful Indian gaming lobby.
Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Attorneys for the city of Glendale, Arizona and the Tohono O’odham tribe faced off in appeals court over the tribe’s plans to build a casino (l.) on land it owns in the area. At issue is a federal court’s ruling that the tribe’s land is not within city limits.
Sun, Apr 22, 2012
First there was one, then there were two, and now three Indian tribes wrangling over a single casino license in Massachusetts’ Southeastern gaming zone. Cedric Cromwell (l.), chairman of the Mashpees, says his tribe is the only one that should get the casino.
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
The town of Taunton, Massachusetts, may just be going through the motions in June when it votes on a proposal by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe for a casino in their town. Their vote may be non-binding, unlike other communities that are protected by a state law that requires their assent before a casino is built.
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein last week reiterated her long-standing opposition to off-reservation casinos in the Golden State, claiming that the practice violates the spirit of the constitutional amendment that allowed Indian gaming in the first place.
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Amendments to a bill that calls for a commission to study the future of gaming in Maine, have passed in the House. The bill would prohibit the state from accepting applications or issuing gambling licenses beginning in September. Opposition for the bill has come from the Passamaquoddy Tribe, which claims the bill could derail the tribe’s bid for a casino in Washington County.
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
A Minnesota state senator has turned the White Earth Tribe’s proposal for a new Vikings stadium into legislation. The tribe has offered to pay $400 million to cover the development and construction costs of the stadium. Most legislators, however, support expanded charitable gambling in the form of pulltabs.
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
While a proposed casino for Rockford, Illinois remains tied up in the Illinois legislature, plans for the Ho-Chunk Nation’s casino in Beloit, Wisconsin are moving forward. And that’s just fine with officials across the state line in Rockton County, Illinois.
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Temporary buildings recently were moved onto the 20-acre site in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to serve as a temporary casino, operated by the Kialegee Tribal Town. The tribe said it must have the casino to provide services to members--despite protests by residents, a lawsuit and no federal permission to open.
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Governor Jerry Brown has signed a gaming compact with a tribe that wants to build what could be the largest casino in California in Rohnert Park, in the northern part of the state.
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
A long-simmering dispute between more than 40 Native American tribes and the U.S. government was settled last week when the Interior and Justice departments announced that they had reached a billion-dollar arrangement with the affected tribes. Attorney General Eric Holder (l.) says the deal “resolves historical grievances.”
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
After the resignation of Larry Echo Hawk as assistant secretary for Indian affairs, Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar named Donald “Del” Laverdure (l.) as Echo Hawk’s interim replacement.
Sat, Apr 07, 2012
The Fort Sill Apache Tribe recently held a meeting about its proposed casino in Akela, New Mexico. Experts on the environment and traffic presented reports as part of a two-stage determination process.
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