Arizona Tribal Lawsuit Documents Find Way to Reporter

Court documents of minutes of an Arizona tribe’s internal deliberations in 2002 found their way to a freelance reporter through a labyrinthine process that began when the records were...

Published August 1, 2016

Nine Winnebago Council Members Indicted

Nine former council members of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska recently were charged by a grand jury in an 11-count indictment for conspiracy, theft, wire fraud and misuse of...

Published August 1, 2016

Man Accused of Trying to Torch Casinos

A Southern California man is on trial for allegedly setting wildfires near two San Diego county casinos because he “hated Indian casinos.” The accused, Jonathan Cohen, told a jail...

Published August 1, 2016

Macau VIP Drops in Q2

Macau gaming regulators report that the city’s VIP segment was down 15.7 percent for the second quarter of the year. VIPs brought in MOP26.6 billion, compared to MOP31.57 billion...

Published July 25, 2016

Documents Show Tribe Misled Voters

An Arizona tribe may have deliberately deceived the voters about its intentions to build a casino in Phoenix, documents uncovered by a subpoena have disclosed. The documents point to...

Published July 25, 2016

Feinstein Wants to Curb Casinos

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, no great enthusiast when it comes to tribal gaming, is trying to attach a rider to a proposed Carcieri “fix” that would make it harder...

Published July 25, 2016

Spokane Tribe Releases Casino Details

A tribe in Washington State, the Spokane Tribe, has released details on a $400 million casino that it plans to build in Airway Heights, adjacent to an Air Force...

Published July 25, 2016

New Mexico Casino Announces $50 Million Expansion

Santa Ana Star Casino (l.), New Mexico's first Indian casino, opened north of Albuquerque in 1993, announced a $50 million expansion project to include its first hotel. Officials said...

Published July 25, 2016

Chumash Casino Completes $165 Million Renovation

A tribe in Central California recently completed a two-year $165 million renovation that included a new hotel and enlarge gaming space for a total of 2,300 slot machines. The...

Published July 25, 2016

Anonymous Group Targets Wilton Casino

The mayor of Elk Grove, California is being targeted by an anonymous group of critics who object to his support of a $400 casino resort being proposed by the...

Published July 25, 2016

Winnebagos, Cherokees Financing Casino Campaigns

In Nebraska, Ho-Chunk Inc., the Winnebago Tribe's economic arm, donated $1.2 million to a ballot issue allowing a referendum on gambling at six racetracks—including one Ho-Chunk owns. In Arkansas,...

Published July 25, 2016

Lawsuit Aims at Preventing Casino

The Central California Chukchansi Indians have filed a lawsuit to prevent a neighboring tribe from opening a casino. The lawsuit claims that the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians...

Published July 25, 2016

Tribes Address Fantasy Sports, Compact Negotiation

Oklahoma tribal officials at the Reservation Economic Summit claimed daily fantasy sports violate exclusivity rights granted by state gaming compacts, set to expire January 1, 2020. Tribal leaders said...

Published July 25, 2016

NLRB Can Regulate Tribal Casino Labor Practices

The U.S. Supreme Court declined petitions from two Michigan tribes challenging the authority of the National Labor Relations Board. That leaves as binding precedent the Sixth Circuit Court's previous...

Published July 25, 2016

Gun Lake Legal Battle Ends

A U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act, ending a multi-year legal battle between the Gun Lake Tribe and a local landowner. The...

Published July 25, 2016

Bremerton, Washington Casino Effort Abandoned

A tribe in Bremerton, Washington, which once sold fireworks until the city won a lawsuit against it, is now finding itself unable to open a casino on tribal land...

Published July 25, 2016

MGM Gears Up Opposition to Connecticut Casino

Rarely has a gaming company done as much to try to stop a competing casino from happening. However, some say that MGM Resorts is just protecting the turf of...

Published July 18, 2016

Eastern Cherokees Announce Third Casino

The Eastern Band of Cherokees announced it will invest $61 million in a third North Carolina casino-hotel in advance of competition in Georgia. The new property would generate $37...

Published July 18, 2016

Elk Grove Casino Opponents Target Mayor

Although Elk Grove, California, Mayor Gary Davis has not yet endorsed the casino proposed by the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians of Wilton Rancheria, an anti-casino group is targeting...

Published July 18, 2016

Residents Attack Massachusetts BIA Decision

Two dozen residents of Taunton, Massachusetts, are challenging a decision by the Interior Department to place into trust 151 acres of the city where the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is...

Published July 18, 2016