Californians to Vote on ‘Reservation Shopping’

The battle over off-reservation casinos, a practice called “reservation shopping” by critics, will be brought to the center stage of the Golden State when California voters are asked to...

Published January 6, 2014

New Mexico Legislature Gets Navajo Compact

The New Mexico legislature will have 30 days beginning January 21 to decide whether to approve of a gaming compact with the Navajo Nation submitted last year by Governor...

Published January 6, 2014

Catawbas To Open Bingo Hall

The Catawba Indian Nation, which has applied for off-reservation status for a North Carolina tract, will open a second high-stakes bingo hall in Rock Hill, South Carolina by early...

Published January 6, 2014

Elections Board Questions Stockman Donations

After U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman (l.) of Texas introduced a bill allowing the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe to open a casino, he received $40,000 in donations. Now the Federal Election Commission...

Published January 6, 2014

BIA Begins Trust Process for California Tribe

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has begun to process an application to put land into trust by California’s Wilton Rancheria with environmental review.

Published January 6, 2014

House Asked To Investigate Poarch Band

Former U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo said he'll ask a House committee to investigate the Poarch Band of Creek Indians for tax fraud. The Poarch built the recently reopened Wind...

Published January 6, 2014

Stockbridge-Munsee Join Cayuga Complaint

Two tribes have joined forces to oppose the Oneida Indian Nation’s 10-county monopoly on gaming in central New York State. The Stockbridge-Munsee and the Cayugas are opposing the deal....

Published January 6, 2014

Duluth May Reclaim Casino Revenue

A U.S. District Court judge denied the U.S. Department of Justice's motion to dismiss Duluth's lawsuit against the Fond du Lac tribe. The city sued the tribe—and could reclaim...

Published January 6, 2014

Medvedev: No Casinos in Sochi

Investors are expecting massive losses from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and some are proposing casino gambling as a way to recoup them. There is talk that Prime...

Published January 6, 2014

California Tribe Proposes Small Casino

The casino that the Karuk Tribe proposes in California near the Oregon border is small but controversial.

Published January 6, 2014

Labor Vows to Rein In FOBTs

UK Labor Party leader Ed Miliband (l.) says his party will give local governments greater powers to ban or reduce the numbers of electronic table games in betting shops....

Published January 6, 2014

Mohegans Invest Heavily in Catskills

The Mohegan tribe is partnering with Westchester developer Louis Cappelli to pursue a possible casino expansion in New York state at the former Concord site (l.).

Published January 6, 2014

Ranks Talks Legalization in N. Ireland

The possibility of casino legalization in Northern Ireland is inching forward in the wake of talks between UK casino giant Rank Group and members of the province’s major political...

Published January 6, 2014

Analysis: PartyPoker Takes Early Lead in New Jersey

According to figures released by PokerScout, which tracks online poker play, PartyPoker and BorgataPoker.com have grabbed 50 percent of New Jersey’s online poker market. WSOP.com has 30 percent. As...

Published January 6, 2014

Vancouver OKs Edgewater Casino Move

Paragon Gaming sparked backlash with a plan to move a Vancouver casino from one side of the street to the other. Regulators gave a conditional OK.

Published January 6, 2014

Taiwan and China Cooperate to Shut Online Gambling Operation

China and Taiwan worked together in a rare instance of cooperation to close an online gambling operation which was working across their borders. The two countries announced four arrests...

Published January 6, 2014

Cayman Islands Won’t Rush to Add Gaming

Bermuda is contemplating gaming as a way to energize the economy and put people to work. Lawmakers in Cayman say they will not rush to follow.

Published January 6, 2014

New Jersey Online Gambling Gets Big Marketing Push

Many Atlantic City casinos and their online gambling partners waited for online gaming to go live in the state before launching advertising campaigns. Now, more than a month into...

Published January 6, 2014

Echo Unveils Billion-Dollar Plan for Brisbane

Echo Entertainment is ready to pony up big money to secure its place as the leading casino operator in the Australian state of Queensland. The company’s plans call for...

Published January 6, 2014

PokerStars Weighs in On Atlantic Club and New Jersey License Suspension

A report in the Associated Press outlines PokerStars first response to the sale of Atlantic City’s Atlantic Club casino—which it tried to buy unsuccessfully in 2013—and its hopes to...

Published January 6, 2014