California Rancheria Opens New Property
The Elk Valley Rancheria has opened a new, relocated casino. The Elk Valley Casino is located on a meadow in Crescent City, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It opened...
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Milwaukee Casino Announces $100 Million Renovation
The Potawatomi Hotel & Casino (l.) in Milwaukee has announced a $100 million renovation project that will revolutionize the casino’s third floor and usher in the next era of...
Former Mashpee Tribal Chairman Convicted of Taking Bribes
Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chairman Cedric Cromwell (l.) has been convicted on federal bribery charges. Also convicted: David DeQuattro, who offered the bribe.
Seminoles Suspend Florida Casino Payments
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has pulled the plug on $500 million quarterly revenue-sharing payments to the state. The court is considering the tribe’s appeal of a federal judge’s...
Canadian Tribal Casino to Propose Relocation
Canada’s Jackpot Casino (l.) is expected to request a relocation and merger with nearby Cambridge Hotel due to space constraints. Both Alberta properties are owned by the O’Chiese First...
North California Casinos Compete for Workers
Northern California is a very competitive market for tribal casinos. Not only are the 15 Bay Area casinos, including Graton Resort (l.), competing for consumers, they’re also competing for...
North Carolina Cherokees Approve Casino Bids
The tribal council of the Eastern Band of Cherokees have approved allowing EBCI Holdings CEO Scott Barber (l.) to bid on building two new casinos for a total cost...
Former Mashpee Chairman Goes to Trial
Former Mashpee Wampanoag tribal Chairman Cedric Cromwell (l.) went to trial last week on federal charges of bribery. For years, Cromwell led the Massachusetts tribe’s efforts to build a...
Mohegan Sun to Invest $15 Million in New VIP Lounge, Upgrades
Mohegan Sun (l.) in Connecticut will invest $15 million in new amenities for the casino’s high-end clientele, including a new VIP lounge as well as hotel suite and golf...
CA Supervisors Reverse Course, Endorse Win-River Relocation
After sitting down the Redding Rancheria CEO Tracy Edwards (l.), the Shasta County Board of Supervisors reversed a previous decision to oppose the Win-River Casino relocation proposal by a...
California Tribe Files for Massive Casino Expansion
The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria have resubmitted expansion plans for their casino that are larger in scale than originally proposed in 2017. Studies are ongoing, and a public...
Graton Rancheria Wants to Expand Gaming, Add Tower
Graton Resort and Casino, one of California’s largest, could become much larger. The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria propose to add a five story hotel room and expand its...
California Tribe Seeks County Endorsement
California’s Redding Rancheria is asking the Shasta County Board of Supervisors to support its proposal to relocate its Win-River Casino. The resort would be on off-reservation land the tribe...
Washington Tribe Elects Five Women to Board
The board of directors of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington recently held an historic election. In March, the 1,200-member electorate picked five women to serve on the board. It...
Sonoma County, Tribes Oppose Koi Casino Proposal
The board of supervisors of Sonoma County, California, have shown its support for five tribes in the county by opposing a casino proposed by the Koi Nation. The vote...
New York Governor Feels Blowback Over Seneca Payments
A New York state representative has called for a public hearing over the methods used by Governor Kathy Hochul to extract compact payments from the Seneca Nation. The tactics...
Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk Nation Seeks Diversification
The Covid-19 pandemic and closures of its lucrative casinos taught Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk Nation it needed to diversify. Some earlier efforts have been unsuccessful, and casino profits led to complacency....
Sonoma County Board Opposes Koi Nation Casino
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has voted to oppose the casino plans of the Koi Nation of northern California. The Koi want to build a $600 million Shiloh...
Seminole Tribe Maintains Florida Monopoly
In Florida, a political action committee backed by the Las Vegas Sands Corp. has dropped a lawsuit regarding its petition to put a casino question on the November ballot....
Card Clubs: Tribal Measure Would “Harm Communities”
Mayors of cities that host card clubs in California are issuing statements and authorizing ads to fight a measure that would give a monopoly on sports betting to tribal...
