California Tribe Learns Casino Process As It Goes

The Timbisha Shoshone tribe is moving forward on its plans to put land in Kern County, in the city of Ridgecrest, into trust for a casino. The tribe, based...

Published February 20, 2017

Locals Oppose White Earth Casino

The White Earth Nation wants to build the Star Lake Casino (l.) near Dent, Minnesota. Officials said the project would increase economic development by creating jobs and promoting tourism....

Published February 20, 2017

Event Center Opens At Apache Casino

The new $28 million, 10,000 square foot event center recently opened at Apache Casino Hotel in Lawton, Oklahoma. The facility holds up to 1,200 people for concerts, and offers...

Published February 20, 2017

Arizona Bill Would Legalize Electronic Bingo; Incite Tribal Suits

Arizona lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize electronic bingo. But there are complications since it is uncertain whether deploying the games would violate the state tribal gaming...

Published February 13, 2017

California Town Council Repeals Casino Measure

The city council of Elk Grove, California has backed down on an action that paved the way for a tribal casino in the Elk Grove Mall property (l.), owned...

Published February 13, 2017

Supreme Court Takes up Tribal Immunity

A case involving a couple suing an employee of a tribal casino who injured them in a car accident while performing his duties off the reservation has prompted interest...

Published February 13, 2017

Chief: No Loans For New Casino

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Chief Phyliss J. Anderson (l.) said cash on hand will finance the new $25 million Red Water Casino in Leake County. Some members want...

Published February 13, 2017

Washington County Will Stop Fighting Casino

Clark County, Washington has decided to throw in the towel in its battle against the Cowlitz tribe and the Ilani Casino and Resort (l.) it will probably open in...

Published February 13, 2017

Interior Approves Shawnee Application

The Interior Department will take into trust 107 acres for the Shawnee Tribe's off-reservation Golden Mesa Casino (l.) near Guymon, Oklahoma. The governor also must approve the application. The...

Published February 13, 2017

Tribal Planners Meet with Palm Springs Residents

The Agua Caliente tribe is talking to the public about its proposal to redesign the entertainment district that is next to the Spa Casino, and which will be an...

Published February 13, 2017

Massachusetts Tribe May Diversify Economic Activities

Some candidates for office in the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe say they want the tribe to diversity its economic efforts. Currently the tribe’s one enterprise, the Project First Light casino...

Published February 13, 2017

Connecticut Lawmaker Joins Casino Foes

Senator Tony Hwang (l.) has joined forces with the Coalition Against Casino Expansion in Connecticut. The alliance wants to stop the state’s two casino tribes from opening a third,...

Published February 13, 2017

Minnesota Casino Keeps Encountering Delays

The White Earth Nation of Vergas is encountering many stumbling blocks on its way to build its proposed Star Lake Casino. The casino would have 850 slot machines and...

Published February 13, 2017

Florida Senators Unanimously Approve Compact Legislation

SB 8 received unanimous approval from the Florida Senate Regulated Industries Committee. The sweeping measure incorporates parts of the compact negotiated by Governor Rick Scott (l.) and the Seminole...

Published February 6, 2017

Washington Tribal Casino Put in Limbo

The Cowlitz Tribe’s $500 million ilani Casino Resort in Washington may not open on schedule in April due to a legal challenge. The case is complicated by the fact...

Published February 6, 2017

Choctaws Announce New Mississippi Casino

The 10,800-member Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the state's only federally recognized tribe, will open a new casino on the reservation's Red Water community in February 2018. The 37,500...

Published February 6, 2017

Interior Department Said Applications ‘Mandatory’

The U.S. Department of the Interior said the Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians' land-trust applications for two parcels are mandatory under the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement...

Published February 6, 2017

Harrah’s Cherokee Announces Expansion

Harrah's Cherokee Resort in Cherokee, North Carolina announced a $250 million expansion project that will add a fourth 600-800-room hotel tower, a 100,000 square foot event center and a...

Published February 6, 2017

Change of Administrations Puts Elk Grove in Limbo

The Elk Grove, California city council has postponed putting an anti-casino referendum on the June ballot because of new facts that have surfaced about the Wilton Rancheria’s proposal to...

Published February 6, 2017

Ute Tribe Wants to Buy BLM Land for Casino

The Ute Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation wants the Bureau of Land Management to sell it 2,453 acres that will connect its Utah reservation with the Colorado...

Published February 6, 2017