KBIC Needs Construction Workers

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community recently held a job fair to fill construction jobs it anticipates for its $40 million renovation projects at Ojibwa Casino in Baraga and Ojibwa...

Published April 17, 2017

Klamath Hotel Groundbreaking Planned for Summer

California’s Klamath Tribes will hold a groundbreaking next month or in June for an 84-room hotel that it has been planning for more than a year. The hotel is...

Published April 17, 2017

Tribal Gaming Profits Breaking Records

Indian gaming profits are bigger than ever. They have passed the $30 billion mark according to Alan Meister’s annual report: Casino City’s 2017 Indian Gaming Report. Profits for 2015...

Published April 17, 2017

Maine Tribes Disillusioned About Casinos

Tired of participating but getting nothing for their efforts, Maine’s four tribes are sitting out hearings on a bill that would authorize them to have four casinos, with as...

Published April 17, 2017

Aqua Caliente Plan New Casino

California’s Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has announced plans for a new casino and entertainment district in downtown Cathedral City. It would be on 12.5 acres the tribe...

Published April 17, 2017

Supremes’ Decision Means Washington Casino Will Open

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal by opponents of the Cowlitz Tribe. That means the tribe will go forward with the opening of its $510...

Published April 10, 2017

Tribes Guarantee Payments to Connecticut

It’s all about the money in a contest between two competing casino bills in Connecticut’s legislature. The question is, which bill will save (or generate) the most money for...

Published April 10, 2017

Oneidas Plan Third N.Y. Casino

Construction is set to start in May on the Point Palace Casino in central Madison County about a mile from the tribe’s Yellow Brick Road Casino. The $40 million-plus...

Published April 10, 2017

Wisconsin Tribal President Avoids Discord In Speech

The Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe threatened to withhold $923,000 in gaming payments due June 30 to the state of Wisconsin. But in the State of the Tribes speech, tribal President Shannon...

Published April 10, 2017

Cherokee Nation Studies New Oklahoma Casino

Moving forward on plans to build a new Cherokee Casino Tahlequah (l.) in Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation Businesses recently voted to spend $1.5 million on preliminary infrastructure and design studies....

Published April 10, 2017

County, Tribe Extend Historic Agreement

A county in California and the tribe that operates the of Cache Creek Casino Resort (l.), have extended a long history of amity by approving the extension of a...

Published April 10, 2017

Tribes Support Bill to Exempt Them from NLRA

Tribal leaders are urging Congress to pass a law that would exempt tribally-owned business from federal labor laws. They say this would put them on a level playing field...

Published April 10, 2017

Connecticut Legislature Torn on Casino Bills

It is now a very iffy proposition whether Connecticut’s gaming tribes, the Pequots and the Mohegans, will get the backing of the legislature for their plan to build a...

Published April 3, 2017

Cities in the Lurch as Senecas Halt Revenue-Sharing

In Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Salamanca local leaders hope New York officials and the Seneca tribe and new president, Todd Gates (l.), can repair their differences over the state’s...

Published April 3, 2017

South Dakota Tribes Sign Compact Extensions

The Crow Creek Sioux, which operates the Lode Star Casino (l.), and the Rosebud Sioux tribes in South Dakota recently signed short-term extensions to their Class III gaming compacts....

Published April 3, 2017

Mohegan Sun to Expand Expo Center

Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun has broken ground on an $80 million expansion of the Exposition and Convention Center that will add 240,000 square feet, a hotel, entertainment and conference complex....

Published April 3, 2017

Work on Massachusetts Tribal Casino Resumes

Construction on the $1 billion First Light Resort & Casino in Taunton, Massachusetts resumed last week with work centered on remediating erosion caused by winter storms.

Published April 3, 2017

Indian Law Experts Pens ‘Wampum’

A man who spent many years of his career fighting for Indian tribes in Washington D.C. has penned a cautionary tale about how good intentions can lead to mixed...

Published April 3, 2017

California Tribe Begins $226 Million Expansion

The Sycuan Band of The Kumeyaay Nation in San Diego County has begun work on a $226 million expansion of its Sycuan Casino. The project includes the additional of...

Published April 3, 2017

Some California Casinos Mull Saturation

The Golden State has more than 60 casinos—only Nevada has more. Some experts in the industry say that it may be approaching saturation.

Published April 3, 2017