TRIBAL GAMING
The San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority has awarded a total of $1.3 million to 52 charities and other organizations throughout the southern Nevada region.
North Dakota Tribe Blesses Casino Ground
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation’s Son of Star facility is expected to open in 2026 in White Shield, North Dakota with 230 slots, six table games, a sportsbook,...
Public Weighs In On California Casino Resort
The public had a chance to virtually comment on the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ economic impact study for the Koi Nation’s proposed casino resort in Sonoma County, California. County...
NY Lawmaker Complains of Lack of Progress in Seneca Negotiations
As the office of New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the Seneca Nation continue negotiations on a new gaming compact, one New York lawmaker is blasting the pace of...
Oklahoma Governor Seeks Compact Approval, Again
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) wants the legislature to approve two gaming compacts that were rejected by the state Supreme Court in 2020. The compacts would generate additional revenue...
Foxwoods Connecticut Hosts IGA Conference
National Indian Gaming Commission Chairman Sequoyah Simermeyer, U.S. Treasurer Chief Lynn Malerba and Director of the Office of Indian Gaming Paula Hart were among the speakers at the Indian...
ND Tribe Hit with Lawsuit Over Wealth Mismanagement
The North Dakota Native American Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation Tribe has been served with a lawsuit alleging that leaders have spent millions of dollars with no accountability for...
Seminole Tribe Scores What Could Be Decisive Win in Florida
As of now, it would appear that the Seminole Tribe has finally cleared all of the legal hurdles needed to launch (or re-launch) sports betting in Florida. However, West...
New York Governor Could Resume Seneca Negotiations
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (l.) has said she no longer considers herself recused from negotiations with the Seneca Nation on renewal of the tribe’s gaming compact.
Oklahoma Tribe Announces Caesars Casino
The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma is partnering with Caesars Entertainment to build a casino between Oklahoma City and Tulsa, with a casino, dining options and ultimately a hotel and...
Amended Arizona Compacts Trigger Mini Building-Boom
Amended compacts signed in 2021, allowing more games per venue, most likely led to the Tohono O’odham Nation’s new $450 million Desert Diamond Casino and the Gila River Indian...
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Set to Bring Back Casino Plans
Discussions are back on with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's casino project, First Light Resort and Casino (l.), which has faced legal battles since 2015.
Florida Tribe Begins Casino Expansion
The Miccosukee Tribe, operators of a casino resort in Miami, held a groundbreaking for its 8,500-square-foot expansion at the Miccosukee Service Plaza (l.), the only rest stop on Alligator...
Tribal Officials Oppose North Carolina Casino Bill
Officials of the Catawba Nation, operators of a North Carolina casino, met with state lawmakers to express opposition to draft legislation that would allow three new casinos and video...
CA Legislature Could Give Legal Cudgel to Gaming Tribes
A bill in the California Legislature, Senate Bill 549, replicates some language in Proposition 26, an initiative that the voters turned down last November. The bill would make it...
Senecas Reject Compact Offer
Top officials of the Seneca Nation have rejected a proposed new gaming compact with the state of New York, its president calling the new offer “absurd” and “insulting.”
Lawsuit Could Delay Illinois Casino Construction
Full House Resorts may have to delay construction of its permanent $400 million casino in Waukegan due to the Forest County Potawatomi Community’s revived lawsuit claiming the license selection...
Peoria Tribe Loses Lawsuit Against Former Casino Managers
The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma lost in court in their efforts to collect a $2 million fine against David J. Qualls and Tony D. Holden, former casino...
Illinois Judge Enables Casino Selection Do-Over
Full House Resorts’ temporary Waukegan casino has been operating since February but an Illinois appeals court judge ruled the Forest County Potawatomi’s claims of a “rigged” selection process may...
NY Assembly Eyeing Special Session on Seneca Compact
New York State Assembly members are reportedly considering calling a special session to debate authorizing the governor to finalize the Seneca Nation’s compact before it expires December 9