Wisconsin Tribe Will Withhold Revenue Sharing Payment

The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans said it will not make its June 30 payment of $923,000 if it does not resolve a dispute with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (l.)...

Published March 13, 2017

Fallin Approves Shawnee Casino Decision

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin (l.) said she approves of the decision of the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs to place into trust a tract of land near Guymon for...

Published March 13, 2017

North Dakota Mulls Owning Casinos

North Dakota Rep. Al Carlson thinks it would be a good idea for the state to own and operate six casinos. The five tribes that operate casinos are outraged....

Published March 13, 2017

Harrah’s Tops Off Multi-Tainment Center

Harrah's Cherokee Casino in Cherokee, North Carolina held a topping-out ceremony for its $17.5 million, 52,000 square foot Multi-Tainment Center. Set to open this fall, the venue will offer...

Published March 13, 2017

Connecticut Tribes Settles on East Windsor for Casino

MMCT Ventures, the partnership of Connecticut’s two gaming tribes, has chosen East Windsor, and a former cinema complex, as the site for their proposed third, satellite Indian casino. They...

Published March 6, 2017

Seminoles Reject Senate, House Bills

Seminole officials recently said gambling bills proposed in the Florida Senate and House "do not make economic sense for the tribe." Tribal Council Chairman Marcellus Osceola (l.) said both...

Published March 6, 2017

Supreme Court Awaits Trump Request

The U.S. Supreme Court is giving the Trump administration until March 20 to decide if it wants to weigh in on the case of the Gun Lake Tribe of...

Published March 6, 2017

North Dakota Proposal: State Owned Casinos

The majority leader of the North Dakota House, Al Carlson (l.), wants the state to get into the casino business. Six Indian reservations currently offer gaming; however, he would...

Published March 6, 2017

Idaho Tribal Gaming Measure Killed

A bill that would have had the effect of making tribal slot machines illegal in Idaho has been narrowly defeated in a committee vote last week. Rep. Tom Loertscher...

Published March 6, 2017

Two Washington Tribes Building Additions

Within two miles of each other, two Washington tribal casinos are, in one case, building an addition, and in the other, a brand-new casino. The Kalispel Tribe last week...

Published March 6, 2017

Michigan Casino Doubling, Adding 100 Jobs

The Gun Lake Casino in Wayland, Michigan is doubling its size to 73,000 square feet. The project will bring in 500 new slots for a total of 2,100 and...

Published March 6, 2017

Cowlitz Chairman Awaits Ilani Casino

Bill Iyall (l.), chairman of the tribe Cowlitz Indian Tribe in Washington, can’t wait for the $510 million Ilani Casino Resort to open in April. It’s a culmination of...

Published March 6, 2017

Two of Three Renovation Steps Completed

The Grand Portage Lodge and Casino (l.) in Grand Portage, Minnesota recently completed the second of a three-step renovation project, featuring an expanded 12,000 square foot gaming floor with...

Published March 6, 2017

Factions Face Off Over Proposed Casino

The proposed casino on Star Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota has various groups up in arms. Tribal officials said the casino would offer the tribe more self-sufficiency. Some...

Published March 6, 2017

N. California’s Largest Casino May Get Larger

Graton Resort & Casino, already one of the biggest in the state, is thinking about an expansion. The number of hotel rooms could be double, according to a tribal...

Published March 6, 2017

Former Macy’s Becoming Treasure Island Center

In downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, a long-vacant Macy's store is being transformed into the Treasure Island Center under a multi-year agreement between the St. Paul Port Authority and Treasure...

Published March 6, 2017

Tribes Ready For Location Reveal for Third Connecticut Casino

Promising they are “days away” from revealing the location and design of Connecticut’s third casino, Mohegan Tribal Chairman Kevin Brown said the legislature needs to pass a bill immediately....

Published February 27, 2017

Idaho House Narrowly Rejects Tribal Slots Ban

Idaho’s four gaming tribes were fighting a proposed bill by Rep. Tom Loertscher that would ban slot machines at tribal casinos. The bill is supported by the state’s racetracks...

Published February 27, 2017

California Land Placed in Trust

Thirty-six acres in Elk Grove, California, site of an unfinished outlet mall (l.), have been placed into trust for the Wilton Rancheria, says the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The...

Published February 27, 2017

Hard Rock Tampa Ends Parking Fee

Customers no longer will have to pay $10 to park at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa. The casino began charging the fee last August, assuming...

Published February 27, 2017