Massachusetts Tribe’s Land Into Trust Issues Expand

The issues caused by a federal judge’s ruling that the Bureau of Indian Affairs erred when it put more than 300 acres into trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe...

Published January 23, 2017

Connecticut Tribes Narrow Casino Host Cities To Two

More than a year after they began the process of picking a site for a third, satellite casino, Connecticut’s two gaming tribes have eliminated all but two potential sites....

Published January 16, 2017

Town’s Voters Will Decide Casino’s Fate

What is rarer than a vote by a town’s residents to determine whether a tribal casino can go forward at an abandoned mall (l.). Such a vote could be...

Published January 16, 2017

Feds: Casino Execs Stole Millions

For more than a dozen years officials of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians embezzled a total of $6 million from the tribes’ Rolling Hills Casino (l.). That’s the...

Published January 16, 2017

Tribe Challenges Washington’s Tax Structure

A Washington tribe is demanding that the state and Snohomish County stop collecting taxes from non-Indians doing business at tribal establishments in Quil Ceda Village, an incorporated municipality on...

Published January 16, 2017

Oregon Casino Plans Next Stage

An Oregon tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, plan a $70-$80 million expansion that will include diversification into non-gaming industries. The expansion would add a second...

Published January 16, 2017

Arizona Indian Gaming: a Growth Industry

Arizona has a dramatically different gaming landscape than it did in 1988, when Indian gaming was legalized. But, for all that, the state remains remarkably anti-gaming, as is shown...

Published January 16, 2017

California Tribe Moves Forward on Casino Relocation

The Tule River Indian Tribe is continuing the process for moving its existing Eagle Mountain Casino from its current location to 40 acres in Porterville, California. The change would...

Published January 16, 2017

Family Says Tribe Moved Them Unlawfully

A family that belongs to the Bishop Paiute tribe of California, which sits next to the Mojave Desert, is seeking recourse from a federal judge against a tribal council...

Published January 16, 2017

Shawnee’s Oklahoma Casino Moving Ahead

The Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma's proposed Golden Mesa Casino (l.) will not require an Environmental Impact Statement, speeding up the process for Bureau of Indian Affairs approval. An act...

Published January 16, 2017

Casino Profits Fund Land Reacquisition

The Osage Nation in Oklahoma purchased 43,000 acres of historic land for $74 million from media mogul Ted Turner. Proceeds from the 20,200-member tribe's seven casinos helped make the...

Published January 16, 2017

Florida House, Senate Seek Slots Compromise

A lucrative compact with the Seminole Tribe hangs in the balance as Florida legislators address slots expansion where county voters approved the games. House Commerce Committee Chairman Jose Felix...

Published January 9, 2017

Beloit Urges BIA Casino Approval For Ho-Chunks

Ho-Chunk officials have been lining up support from Beloit, Wisconsin representatives, the local Congressional delegation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs for approval of their proposed Beloit casino. The...

Published January 9, 2017

BIA Working on Los Coyotes California Trust Request

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is apparently processing a request by the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians to put land into trust in the city of...

Published January 9, 2017

Mohegans Pursue Massachusetts Casino in Court

Two years ago, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission awarded the license for the Boston metro casino to Wynn, but the Mohegan Sun, which had proposed a casino in Revere (l.),...

Published January 9, 2017

Gaming Tribes Eye Incoming Administration

Donald Trump is well known for his casinos, which are part of his past as he ascends to the White House. What is unknown is how much his previous...

Published January 9, 2017

Arizona Cities Support Governor’s Compact Plan

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey found the mayors of eight cities in the Phoenix Valley lined up to support his proposal for a new gaming compact. The cities are trying...

Published January 9, 2017

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