Sun, Dec 27, 2009
President Barack Obama (l.) has signaled his support of efforts within Congress to do something legislatively about a Supreme Court decision that has stopped the putting of land into trust for tribes that were recognized after 1934.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Commercial casino owners grumble that tribes could have an advantage when it comes to slot machines; office of Governor Bob Riley insists Indians, like the Poarch Creeks who operate the Wind Creek Casino, are not exempt from state standards.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Three years ago the Redding Rancheria in Northern California announced ambitious building plans to expand its Win-River Casino. But the credit market has dried up and interests rates or prohibitive, so the plans have been shelved.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Former congressman and convicted felon James A. Traficant (l.) wants to bring an Indian casino to Ohio, a state that has no recognized Indian tribes. But that’s only a minor roadblock to the colorful Traficant.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Kenosha, Wisconsin’s town council voted last week to give the Menominee Nation 15 more months to try to get permission from the federal government to put a casino in the old Dairyland Greyhound Park (l.). The council extended its pact with the tribe, which was first signed five years ago.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
The state’s Court of Appeals recently upheld a state ban on video poker machines, except for those on reservations.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009
Gila River casinos thrive as expansion and new casinos bring more business during an economic downturn.
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