Sat, Feb 04, 2012
A would-be developer of a casino in New Bedford, Massachusetts has challenged the law that would authorize three casinos and a slot parlor because it gives preference to an Indian tribe in one of the three gaming zones. Mashpee Wampanoag Cedric Cromwell (l.) says the tribe will announce a site shortly.
Sat, Feb 04, 2012
A tribe in Michigan wants to build a $260 million casino in the heart of Lansing, the state capital, with money from a federal land claim settlement. Two other gaming tribes in the state are crying foul.
Sat, Feb 04, 2012
Buying land with casino money and applying to put it into federal trust is not winning gaming tribes in Southern California any new friends. Local officials say it hurts them because the property taxes are gone forever. Tribal officials say they want to both develop commercial property and preserve unspoiled land.
Sat, Feb 04, 2012
North Carolina lawmakers will consider a new 30-year compact with the Cherokee tribe that would allow live blackjack and poker at Harrah’s Cherokee casino (l.). Governor Perdue said the compact would create 400 jobs and raise millions for schools.
Sat, Feb 04, 2012
Prairie Island Indian Community Tribal Council President Johnny Johnson responded to two front-page stories in the Minneapolis Star Tribune stating tribal casinos are under-inspected. He said the stories misinform readers and give tribal gaming opponents “false ammunition.”
Sat, Feb 04, 2012
Although compact negotiations with Indian tribes are part of California Governor Jerry Brown’s (l.) agenda, he continues to raise money from the tribes in preparation for a campaign on a referendum that will approve higher taxes in the state.
Sat, Feb 04, 2012
Although the St. Regis Mohawk tribe says the Three Feathers casino is closed, the offshoot tribe operating the location says fuhgeddaboutit.
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