Feds Approve Change in Arizona Tribe’s Compact

The Tohono O’odham Nation’s tribal state gaming compact with Arizona has been approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior. That pulls the last roadblock to opening a Class...

Published July 31, 2017

Senate Closer to Decoupling Tribes From Labor laws

The U.S. Senate needs as few as two votes to bring a measure to the floor that would remove tribes from review by the National Labor Relations Board. This...

Published July 31, 2017

Tribal Casino May Go Commercial in Massachusetts

Frustrated in the courts and in the federal government, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe may apply for a commercial casino license in Massachusetts rather than go the tribal route, according...

Published July 31, 2017

Officials Support Ho-Chunk Beloit Casino

The proposed Ho-Chunk Nation casino in Beloit, Wisconsin has the support of local, state and federal officials. The tribe's land-trust application is pending at the Bureau of Indian Affairs,...

Published July 31, 2017

Brown Negotiates Wilton Rancheria Compact

The Wilton Rancheria has successfully negotiated a tribal state gaming compact with California Governor Jerry Brown (l.). This could lead to the tribe breaking ground on a $400 million...

Published July 31, 2017

Four Winds Opens Indiana Employment Office

An employment office opened at Union Station in downtown South Bend, Indiana for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians' Four Winds Casino South Bend. About 1,200 employees are expected...

Published July 31, 2017

Mohegan Sun Ranked No. 1 in USA Today Poll

Readers of USA Today have voted to dethrone Pechanga Resort and Casino and crown the Mohegan Sun (l.) as the new popular favorite among casino goers. The Sun moved...

Published July 31, 2017

San Manuel Casino Claims Largest Slot Floor in the West

The San Manuel Casino in San Bernardino County, California has achieved a new distinction: the largest slots floor on the West Coast. An expansion completed a few weeks ago...

Published July 31, 2017

Seminoles Purchasing Outstanding Bonds

Bondholders who sell their 6.35 percent Gaming Division Bonds Services 2005B before August 4 will receive a premium of $30 per every $1,000 in securities under the Seminole Tribe...

Published July 31, 2017

Tribal Entertainment Complex Groundbreaking Held

Ground was broken for an entertainment complex at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The 88,350 square foot venue will feature a movie theater, bowling alley,...

Published July 31, 2017

Tribal Gaming Benefits Rural Oklahoma

An economic impact study commissioned by the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association found the state's 131 tribal gaming operations directly employ 28,000 people, and two-thirds of those jobs are in...

Published July 31, 2017

Indian Gaming Revenues Jump 4.4 percent

Indian gaming may be at its most successful point since the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. Figures released by the National Indian Gaming Commission showed...

Published July 24, 2017

Mashpees Await Possible New Look at Status

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, which seeks to build the $1 billion First Light Resort & Casino in Taunton, Massachusetts, is looking for a way out of the casino’s legal...

Published July 24, 2017

New Mexico Regulators Can Pursue Pueblo’s Vendors

After its gaming compact expired, the Pueblo of Pojoaque kept operating casinos, including Buffalo Thunder (l.) near Santa Fe, but New Mexico threatened vendors with enforcement actions. The pueblo...

Published July 24, 2017

Turning Stone Under Scrutiny for EBT Withdrawals

A state audit found that New York’s Turning Stone Casino (l.) allowed welfare recipients to withdraw cash with their benefit cards, a possible violation of federal and state law....

Published July 24, 2017

Pechanga Nears Completion of $285 Million Expansion

Pechanga Resort & Casino is several months away from completing its $285 million expansion and upgrade, that will include a new luxury hotel with 568 rooms, ballroom, a luxury...

Published July 24, 2017

Ho-Chunk Beloit Proposal Progresses

The proposed Ho-Chunk Nation casino in Beloit, Wisconsin received a boost after Bureau of Indian Affairs personnel told city and state officials the process is moving forward. An environmental...

Published July 24, 2017

Bill Would Create Tribal Homeland

A bill to create a tribal homeland for the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians in northern California has passed the House and awaits action in the Senate. The tribe...

Published July 24, 2017

Feds Deny Appeal of Wilton Casino

California’s Wilton Rancheria is one step closer to getting authorization to build a $400 million casino at unfinished Elk Grove mall near Sacramento. However, it is a road that...

Published July 24, 2017

Arizona Tribe Begins Class III Casino

With all legal contests behind it, Arizona’s Tohono O’odham Nation has announced plans to begin work on its now Class III $400 million casino near Glendale. The tribe has...

Published July 24, 2017