Genting on Hook for $347 Million From Mashpee Tribe

The largest casino development company in the world, Genting Malaysia, is facing a potential loss for its backing of the $1 billion First Light Resort & Casino in Massachusetts...

Published July 17, 2017

NM Tribes Sue to Halt Free Play Tax

Five tribes in New Mexico are fighting an attempt by the New Mexico Gaming Control board to collect $40 million in taxes on free play billed retroactively on a...

Published July 17, 2017

Oregon Tribe to Expand Casino

Oregon’s Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have authorized a $85 million expansion of the Wildhorse Resort & Casino (l.). Besides 300 new slots and six new tables,...

Published July 17, 2017

Ojibwa Casino Expansion Approved

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community's proposed $36 million expansion at its Ojibwa Casino Marquette has been approved by the Chocolay Township, Michigan planning commission. The project will include doubling...

Published July 17, 2017

Minnesota County Board May Request EIS

The deadline is approaching for the Otter Tail County, Minnesota board to determine if it wants a full environmental impact statement on the White Earth Nation's proposed Shooting Star...

Published July 17, 2017

North Dakota Casino Aims to be Destination

Over the years the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge near Minot, North Dakota has been moving towards its goal of becoming a true tourist destination. The facility opened 24...

Published July 17, 2017

Foxwoods Unveils Interactive Social Gaming

For some people, social media is their life. Foxwoods Resort Casino has decided to step into that life with the opening of its new “Play Arena @ Foxwoods,” which...

Published July 17, 2017

Washington Tribe Considers Second Casino

The Nisqually Tribe, based in Lacey, Washington, wants to add a convention center and possibly another casino. But it is finding itself in competition with Thurston County, which also...

Published July 17, 2017

Four Winds Schedules Job Fairs

Starting July 22, several job fairs will be held to fill more than 1,200 permanent jobs at the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians' four Winds Casino in South Bend,...

Published July 17, 2017

Seminoles Settle Blackjack Dispute With Florida

The Seminole Tribe last week settled a disagreement with the state of Florida over whether it can continue to offer blackjack. When the previous compact expired, which was amended...

Published July 10, 2017

BIA Wants Another Bite of Mashpee Land Apple

James Cason (l.), the deputy director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, last week asked the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to wait a bit before withdrawing its application for the...

Published July 10, 2017

California Card Room Rotation Rule Suspended

A controversial year-old rule governing the rotating of the dealer in California card rooms has been suspended (blackjack tables at the Gardena casino card room at left). Meanwhile gaming...

Published July 10, 2017

Wisconsin Tribe Withholds Revenue As Promised

In northern Wisconsin, the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians is following through on its promise to withhold from the state $923,000 in casino revenue because the Ho-Chunk Nation is...

Published July 10, 2017

Third Connecticut Casino to Pay $4.5 to Nearby Cities

Six towns abutting the just authorized third tribal casino in Connecticut will each be paid $750,000 a year for mitigation of the casino’s effects on their traffic. One city...

Published July 10, 2017

Tohono O’odham Tribe to Begin Expansion

Now that all of its legal battles seem to be behind it, the Tohono O’odham tribe last week announced plans for a $400 million resort and casino. The project...

Published July 10, 2017

Court Rules for Yavapai-Apache Nation in $48.9 Million Judgment

An appeals court in California has ruled against a California tribe and for an Arizona tribe that loaned it $23 million to build a casino that later failed. The...

Published July 10, 2017

Casino California Neighbors Complain of Traffic

Residents of Jamul, in rural San Diego County, held a press conference last week to complain that the opening of the Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego, has caused an increase...

Published July 10, 2017

Tribal Officials Defend Proposed Casino

At a recent meeting, White Earth Nation members criticized the proposed Star Lake Casino in Dent, Minnesota, claimed tribal leadership did not share information and worried that smaller casinos...

Published July 10, 2017

Court Favors Quapaws Over Kansas

The National Indian Gaming Commission stated in a letter the Quapaw Tribe could use ancestral land in Kansas for gaming. A federal appeals court ruled Kansas could not challenge...

Published July 10, 2017

Connecticut Governor Signs Casino Bill

The bill authorizing the Mohegan and Pequot tribes to move forward with their third, satellite casino has been signed by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy (l.). The next step is...

Published July 3, 2017