Connecticut Assembly Has Indian Casinos on Agenda

Lawmakers in Connecticut are likely to vote sometime this session on a bill authorizing a third Indian casino in the Nutmeg state. The casino is seen as a firewall...

Published January 9, 2017

Luxury Hotel Opens At River Spirit

A 27-story, 500-room luxury hotel opened New Year's Day at Muscogee (Creek) Nation Casinos' River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The hotel tower features 483 rooms, 54 suites,...

Published January 9, 2017

Tule River Tribe Proposes Airport Casino

The Tule River Indian Tribe is moving forward with plans to relocate its longtime Eagle Mountain Casino to a new and expanded location next to the Porterville Municipal Airport....

Published January 9, 2017

Kaws, KISS Members Announce Casino Resort

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of the rock band KISS will partner with the Kaw Nation on a new "rock 'n roll casino and resort experience," including a Rock...

Published January 9, 2017

Ute Mountain Continues Remodeling

New surround LED lighting and signage, a new porte-cochere and main entrance recently were completed as part of a $5.5 million exterior remodeling project at the Ute Mountain Casino...

Published January 9, 2017

Judge Rules Against Unusual DFS Company Argument That DFS is Illegal in Minnesota

A federal judge has rejected an unusual legal argument by a former Las Vegas company that its own product is illegal. Emil Interactive Games LLC argued that it can’t...

Published January 9, 2017

Russian Regulator Sees Increase in Online Gambling Websites

Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor reported a 30 percent increase in illegal online activities in 20916 over 1015, including 15,900 sites that offered online gambling related services. The regulator said...

Published January 9, 2017

William Hill Leaves Czech Market

UK bookmaker William Hill has exited the Czech Republic as new gambling laws went into effect in the country January 1. William Hill advised players of the move through...

Published January 9, 2017

Report: Malaysian Online Centers Defy Raids

Despite a series of raids by Malaysian authorities, operators of online gambling locations continue to operate. According to reports, authorities made roughly 200 raids on cyber centers and cafes,...

Published January 9, 2017

Judge Rejects Florida’s Request

The state of Florida recently requested that U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle reconsider his November 9 ruling allowing the Seminole Tribe to continue to offer blackjack (l.) at its...

Published December 26, 2016

Lawsuit over Glendale Casino Will Go to Trial

Deciding that he doesn’t have enough information to make a ruling, Judge David Campbell last week ordered a full trial in the lawsuit by Arizona’s Tohono O’odham Nation against...

Published December 26, 2016

Elk Grove Is Latest Battleground Between Gaming Tribes And Card Clubs

The contest may be unequal, but it is longstanding. At the California town of Elk Grove, card clubs have found a battleground where they can challenge an Indian casino...

Published December 26, 2016

Cherokee Casino Grove Opens

Frigid temperatures did not keep the crowds away from the opening of the Cherokee Nation's 10th casino in Grove, Oklahoma. The 39,000-square-foot facility created 170 new jobs, and offers...

Published December 26, 2016

Appeals Court Blow to North Fork Casino

A federal appeals court based in Fresno, California has ruled that Governor Jerry Brown couldn’t sign a tribal gaming compact with a tribe before its off-reservation land in Madera...

Published December 26, 2016

Miccosukee Offers New Class II Games

Unlike the Seminoles, the Miccosukee Tribe doesn't have a gaming compact with Florida, so it can't offer Las Vegas-style Class III slots. But recently the west Miami-Dade casino (l.)...

Published December 26, 2016

Chickasaw Nation Proposes Texoma Casino

The Chickasaw Nation purchased 50 acres from the state of Oklahoma where it hopes to develop a casino resort. The acreage was part of 700 acres in Lake Texoma...

Published December 26, 2016

Lake Havasu Casino Expected to Open in 2018

The Chemehuevi tribe is building a casino and hotel (l.) on the California side of Lake Havasu that is expected to be finished by April 2018. The facility will...

Published December 26, 2016

Indigo Sky Expansion Reaches Top

A topping-off ceremony recently was held at the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma's Indigo Sky Casino. The $36 million project, to be completed July 2017, includes a seven-story tower...

Published December 26, 2016

Milwaukee Charities Receive Record $1.17 Million

A record $1.17 million was donated by Potawatomi Hotel & Casino's Heart of Canal Street program to 31 Milwaukee-area charities. It's the fourth consecutive year the casino has given...

Published December 26, 2016

Payment Ousted But Michigan Casino Proposal Endures

The Sault St. Marie Tribal Board recently stripped authority from the position of chairperson, leaving Chairperson Aaron Payment without the power to negotiate a casino deal. Meanwhile the Michigan...

Published December 26, 2016