Turning Stone Upping Its Game

The Oneida Indian Nation is launching a $20 million expansion of its Turning Stone resort in central New York as the tribe prepares to meet head-on the pending competition...

Published November 14, 2016

Michigan Tribe Seeks To Prove Reservation Exists

The Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians' compact says it can open a third casino in Emmet or Charlevoix counties in Michigan. The tribe sued the state claiming...

Published November 14, 2016

Blackfeet Casino, Hotel Both Glacier Peaks

The Blackfeet Tribe's Glacier Peaks Casino and former Holiday Inn Express hotel (l.) both carry the Glacier Peaks name, tribal officials announced. They said marketing both properties will be...

Published November 14, 2016

Northern California Casino Opens Hotel

The biggest Indian casino in Northern California will soon be even bigger. Graton Resort and Casino this week is opening its $175 million, six story, 200 room hotel, just...

Published November 14, 2016

Washington Casino Transforms I-5 Junction

A $510 million Indian casino that is rising at the Cowlitz Indian Reservation in Washington is the catalyst driving both a new intersection for Interstate 5. It is also...

Published November 14, 2016

Navajos Celebrate Casino’s Eighth Anniversary

Fire Rock Navajo Casino near Gallup, New Mexico will kick off its 8-year anniversary November 19, showcasing renovations to the gaming floor, restaurant and parking areas. The property has...

Published November 14, 2016

Wyoming Tribe Aims High With Renovated Casino

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe hopes its renovated Shoshone Rose Casino & Hotel will generate enough revenue to compensate for declining gas and oil prices. Upgrades include a new 61-room...

Published November 14, 2016

Cherokees Receive Highest Per Capita Payment

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina will receive in December the highest per capita payment ever: $6,189. The payments are made twice annually, from profits at Harrah's...

Published November 14, 2016

Cowlitz Opponents Appeal to Supreme Court

As most of the opponents of the Cowlitz tribe’s $510 million ilani Casino Resort, which held a groundbreaking two months ago (l.), near La Center have been peeled off,...

Published November 7, 2016

Poarch Band Developing Amusement Park

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is expected to announce plans for Alabama's largest amusement park in Foley. The development will be a "hybrid" of Disney World and Six...

Published November 7, 2016

California Tribe Buys a Newspaper

An Indian tribe in Northern California, the Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians, has purchased a newspaper with roots going back to the formation of California as a state,...

Published November 7, 2016

Graton Expansion Poised to Open

The Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park, California, is days away from opening its $175 million expansion that comes just three years after one of the biggest casinos...

Published November 7, 2016

Appeal Delays California Casino Construction

The Enterprise of Rancheria Maidu in Northern California has temporarily stopped construction of the Enterprise Rancheria Fire Mountain Casino in response to an appeal to California’s 3rd District Court...

Published November 7, 2016

Pit Stop Opens At FireKeepers

Tribal officials and guests received an honorary 10-gallon first fill-up at the grand opening of the FireKeepers Pit Stop gas station and convenience store at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel...

Published November 7, 2016

Developer Considers Proposed Casino Site

The former Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has caught the interest of a developer, said Mayor John Anataramian. In August 2015, Governor Scott Walker rejected a proposal by...

Published November 7, 2016

Wait For New President Affecting Decision

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan has been waiting more than two years for a decision from the U.S. Interior Department regarding its trust application...

Published November 7, 2016

Chickasaws Announce Texoma Casino Resort

The state of Oklahoma sold 750 acres of former state park land near Kingston for $4 million to a private developer in 2006. The recession ended those plans. Now...

Published November 7, 2016

Waccamaws Partner With Gary Green Gaming

The Waccamaw Indian People of South Carolina and Gary Green Gaming entered into an agreement to help the tribe gain federal recognition. Green was Donald Trump's former vice president...

Published November 7, 2016

Partnership Develops Gun Lake Convenience Store

Gun Lake Investments and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation are partnering to develop a $4.4 million fuel and convenience store at Gun Lake Casino in Wayland. The 6,700 square...

Published November 7, 2016

$21.1 Million Gray Wolf Peak Casino Debuts

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes opened their new $21.1 million Gray Wolf Peak Casino near Missoula, Montana on November 1. About 200 people waited to enter the 34,000...

Published November 7, 2016