Alaska Sues Feds Over Taking Tribal Land Into Trust

Alaska has sued the Department of the Interior to undo its action taking land owned by the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes into trust. The...

Published January 30, 2023

Oklahoma Tribe Files Appeal Over Arkansas Ruling

Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation Businesses has appealed Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox’s (l.) decision to rescind CNB’s license to build a casino in Pope County.

Published January 30, 2023

Oklahoma Governor, Tribal Leaders Look Ahead

In Oklahoma, several Native American leaders joined newly re-elected Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) at his inaugural ball, symbolically leaving their previously contentious relationship behind and starting a new era...

Published January 23, 2023

Alaskan Tribe Puts Land Into Trust

The Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska have signed a deed that puts land into federal trust. The tribe purchased the land in 2007 that is located in...

Published January 23, 2023

Canadian First Nation Wins Court Decision

The Madawaska Maliseet First Nation of New Brunswick, Canada, has won its revenue-sharing dispute with the New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation and the provincial government. At stake was...

Published January 23, 2023

Two Colorado Tribes Claim Sports Betting Inequality

The Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute (l.) tribes went before the Colorado legislature to try and petition lawmakers to change rules regarding online sports betting.

Published January 23, 2023

Michigan Tribe Appeals $89 Million Ruling

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan announced it will seek relief from a county judge’s award of $88.8 million in damages to two developers who...

Published January 23, 2023

South Carolina Tribe Appeals NIGC Report

The Catawba Nation of South Carolina appealed a National Indian Gaming Commission report citing the tribe for allowing an outside firm to expand its temporary casino without proper approvals....

Published January 23, 2023

Arizona Tribe Plans Tucson Casino

The Pascua Yaqui tribe can move forward with plans for a second Tucson-area casino following passage of the Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act.

Published January 16, 2023

Oklahoma Tribe Partners With Texas Destination

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma signed a 5-year agreement with the Grandscape (l.) shopping/entertainment destination in Dallas for brand promotion and sponsorships, in anticipation of legalized sports betting in...

Published January 16, 2023

Canterbury-Shakopee Mdewakanton Deal Expires, Future in Doubt

Canterbury Park (l.) has enjoyed a financially beneficial relationship with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux but the 11-year agreement expired in December, leaving an uncertain future.

Published January 16, 2023

Chippewas Ordered to Pay $88 Million Due to Failed Projects

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ gaming authority has been ordered to pay a total of $88.8 million in damages to investors over two failed Michigan casino...

Published January 16, 2023

Tribal Adoption Suit Could Influence Sports Betting on Native Land

Two separate court cases, one involving adoption rights and the other regarding sports betting, could be the biggest threat to indigenous tribes since the 1950s.

Published January 16, 2023

Seminoles Break Ground On Florida Casino-Hotel

Ground was broken for the Seminole Casino Hotel Brighton near Lake Okeechobee in Florida, less than two hours from the Treasure Coast. The venue will replace the tribe’s existing...

Published January 16, 2023

Sky River Casino has Promising Opening Months

The opening of the Sky River Casino (l.) in California has been promising. The casino opened in August and Wilton Rancheria Chairman Jesus Tarango says, “I think it’s more...

Published January 9, 2023

Feds Probe Washington Tribe’s Efforts to Protect its Casino

The U.S. Justice Department has launched an antitrust probe of the Cowlitz Tribe of Washington, which owns Ilani Casino Resort in La Center. The tribe is cooperating, providing thousands...

Published January 9, 2023

Maine Native American Tribe Sovereignty Denied Again

For the second time in as many years, Maine Native American tribes were denied sovereignty by the legislature, but tribal leaders have vowed to continue the fight.

Published January 9, 2023

Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Much for Tribes to Like

The just-passed $1.7 trillion omnibus federal spending bill includes much for tribes to like. Besides money for Indian Health Service and housing, it includes land put into trust in...

Published January 9, 2023

Oregon Tribe Tries Again for Medford Casino

Oregon’s Coquille Tribe is trying again to get authorization from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to build a small, Class II casino in Medford. The first attempt was in...

Published December 26, 2022

Senate Bill Advances Arizona Casino

The Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act passed the U.S. Senate and awaits President Joe Biden’s signature, paving the way for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s third Tucson-area casino. The...

Published December 26, 2022