Not All Tribes Hostile to Sports Betting

The attitude of gaming tribes towards legalizing sports betting in the U.S. is not monolithic. But many tribes consider lifting the ban to be an attack on their sovereign...

Published August 28, 2017

Wilton Tribe Gets Gaming Compact

Things are on the move for the Wilton Rancheria Tribe of Miwok Indians, which wants to build a casino in Elk Grove, California. In recent months, they have seen...

Published August 28, 2017

Lawsuit Dismissed Against Chukchansi Tribe

The company that helped the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians reopen the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino (l.) in 2015 after it was closed for many months has lost...

Published August 28, 2017

Judge Orders Tribal Casino Vote

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will vote on a fourth casino following a tribal judge's ruling. Chief Phyliss Anderson (l.) wants to build the $25 million Red Water...

Published August 28, 2017

Miami Herald Estimates Seminole Revenue

The Seminole Tribe of Florida doesn't disclose its seven casinos' revenue. But the Miami Herald, using effective revenue sharing rates and reviewing payments received, estimated for the fiscal year...

Published August 28, 2017

California Governor Signs Multiple Compacts

California Governor Jerry Brown (l.) signed gaming compacts with several tribes. Several of the compacts were updates on existing compacts.

Published August 28, 2017

Comanches Sue Feds Over Chickasaw Casino

The Comanche Nation in Oklahoma is suing the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs over the Chickasaw Nation's $10 million casino, under construction near the...

Published August 28, 2017

Connecticut Tribe Claims it was Unfairly Excluded

The Connecticut legislature recognizes two gaming tribes. It has given permission for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe to build a third, satellite casino. Another tribe,...

Published August 28, 2017

Four Winds South Bend Moving Forward

Scheduled to open in early 2018, work is continuing at the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians' Four Winds Casino in South Bend, Indiana. It's the tribe's fourth Four Winds...

Published August 28, 2017

Washington Tribe Plans Casino Expansion

The Kalispel Tribe of Washington has broken ground for an expansion of its Northern Quest Resort and Casino (l.). The expansion will be for non-gaming amenities.

Published August 28, 2017

Appeals Court to Hear Mechoopda Tribe Case

An appeals court has agreed to hear an appeal of a lawsuit that prevents the Mechoopda Tribe from operating a casino in Northern California. The tribe, which lost its...

Published August 28, 2017

Oneidas Target Spring 2018 Opening

The Oneida Indian Nation's Point Place Casino is expected to open in Bridgeport, New York in spring 2018. The $40 million, 65,000 square foot facility will offer 500 slots...

Published August 28, 2017

Property Raided for Illegal Gaming

Authorities of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation last week raided an operation owned by Bim Stephen Bruner, who claims that he has the right to operate gaming there. He claims...

Published August 28, 2017

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel Expansion Proceeding

A 9-story, 180-room hotel expansion, scheduled for completion before the Super Bowl on February 4, 2018, will bring the total number of rooms at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel...

Published August 28, 2017

Osage Nation of Oklahoma Hires Missouri Lobbyist

The Oklahoma-based Osage Nation hired Steve Tilley, former Missouri House speaker and current lobbyist, to help it establish a casino in Missouri. In January, the tribe donated $52,000 toward...

Published August 28, 2017

Pala Promotes Indian Veterans Memorial

A half size replica of a bronze statue that will honor Indians and Alaska Native veterans is making the rounds in California’s Indian casinos. The purpose is to raise...

Published August 28, 2017

Seminoles, Scott Meet In ‘Social Visit’

Seminole officials and Florida Governor Rick Scott (l.) recently had a "social visit." They may have discussed the end the legal battle over blackjack and the tribe's $2.3 billion...

Published August 14, 2017

Tribes Divided Over Sports Betting

Should sports betting be legalized? That question divides America’s gaming tribes, with the tribes who represent the lion’s share of the profits leaning towards legalization and participation by gaming...

Published August 14, 2017

Washington Town Hopes to Benefit From Casino Traffic

La Center, Washington, is hoping to use some grant money from a local gaming tribe, and additional traffic generated by the Ilani Casino Resort (l.) to revive its own...

Published August 14, 2017

Cuomo, Senecas to Meet Over Revenue Sharing

Governor Mario Cuomo (l.) and Seneca President Todd Gates will have their first sit-down since the tribe halted 14 years of payments to the state from its three casinos....

Published August 14, 2017