Minnesota Tribe to Vote on Casino Hotel

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe are casting ballots May 16 to decide whether to upgrade and move their Palace Casino and Hotel (l.). If the vote is in...

Published May 15, 2017

Gun Lake Expansion Opens

The Gun Lake Tribe recently opened the $76 million expansion at its Gun Lake Casino in Wayland Township, Minnesota. The 76,000 square foot expansion includes a new buffet, entertainment...

Published May 15, 2017

Flandreau Tribe Sues South Dakota

Disagreement over collecting contractors' excise tax has landed the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and the state of South Dakota in federal court. The tribe claims the state is intruding...

Published May 15, 2017

Maine Casino Lobbyist Recants Testimony

A lobbyist who in April outraged Maine legislators when he said that he was working for Bridge Capital, a Saipan-based gaming company with a spotty past—has been forced to...

Published May 15, 2017

California Tribe Loses Casino Appeal

A tribe that would like to build a casino in the California wine country has lost its appeal to overturn an earlier judge’s ruling that it can’t force the...

Published May 15, 2017

New Mexico Tribe Claims State Overreach

New Mexico’s Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribe last week argued its appeal before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. The tribe claims that the state doesn’t have the authority to...

Published May 15, 2017

Oregon Casino Celebrates 25 Years

The Seven Feathers Casino Resort (l.) of Oregon started small 25 years ago. Today it is one of the most successful Indian casinos in the state.

Published May 15, 2017

Oregon Tribe Wants to Challenge iLani Casino

An Oregon tribe is proposing an “inter-tribal” casino to combine the efforts of that state’s tribes to combat the $500 million ilani Casino Resort , which just opened in...

Published May 8, 2017

Mashpee Tribe Awaits Interior Decision

The Massachusetts tribe that wants to build a $1 billion casino in Taunton is waiting hopefully for a decision by the Department of the Interior that might allow it...

Published May 8, 2017

Third Connecticut Indian Casino Nears Vote

The Connecticut legislature may likely decide whether to have a third casino during budget resolution talks between the House and Senate. House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz (l.) made that prediction...

Published May 8, 2017

Supreme Court Decision Opens Door for Lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court, in allowing a couple to sue a limousine driver who caused them injury when he slammed his car into them while driving for the Mohegan...

Published May 8, 2017

California Tribal Disenrollment Rescinded

The committee that runs the Elem Indian Colony has taken an action many hope will heal decades long festering wounds that have devoted the California tribe of Pomo Indians....

Published May 8, 2017

Supreme Court to Hear Gun Lake Challenge

Indian Country is once again worried that the U.S. Supreme Court will chip away at tribal sovereignty. The high court has agreed to hear a case where a Michigan...

Published May 8, 2017

Cherokee Nation Cites $2 Billion Impact

A new study indicated in Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation had a $2 billion economic impact statewide. The study showed Cherokee Nation Businesses set a record of $1.02 billion in revenue...

Published May 8, 2017

California Casino Buffets Offer Upscale Quality, Variety

Although they still offer all-you-can-eat variety, casino buffets have evolved into contemporary gourmet restaurants, as the San Diego Union Tribune recently reported. Reporters found area casino buffets offering international...

Published May 8, 2017

Oklahoma Casino Executive Terminated

Brian Foster, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes former director of gaming, recently was fired for his involvement in a plot to skim gaming revenue and collect large lease payments...

Published May 8, 2017

Appeals Court Rules for New Mexico Over Tribe

The Pojoaque Pueblo of New Mexico, which operates the Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino (l.) near Santa Fe, has lost big in its duel with the state of New...

Published May 1, 2017

Wisconsin Tribes Dispute Casino Expansion

The Ho-Chunk Nation recently said the Stockbridge-Munsee's lawsuit attempting to stop the Ho-Chunk's Wittenberg, Wisconsin $33 million expansion has "damaged inter-tribal relations and tribal solidarity." The Stockbridge-Munsee claim the...

Published May 1, 2017

California Casino Delayed by Trump Review

The Wilton Rancheria, which thought it had gotten a decision from the federal government to put 36 acres in Elk Grove, California into trust, may be forced to say...

Published May 1, 2017

State, Town, Appeal Massachusetts Tribal Court Ruling

The state of Massachusetts, the town of Aquinnah and the Aquinnah/Gay Head Community Association have petitioned the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals to revisit its decision that would allow...

Published May 1, 2017