Little River Casino Expansion Nearly Complete

The $18 million gambling-floor expansion at the Little River Casino in Manistee, Michigan will be completed in June, officials said. Owned by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians,...

Published March 28, 2016

Eastern Cherokees Want Bidding Changes

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, owners of Harrah's Cherokee Casino in North Carolina, want the Tribal Employee Rights Office to improve bidding opportunities for tribal members....

Published March 28, 2016

California Casino Doesn’t Need Management Contract to Open

A management contract is not required by a gaming tribe before it can open a casino the National Indian Gaming Commission ruled last week. This would allow the Jamul...

Published March 28, 2016

Tribal Leaders Feel the Bern in Washington

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (l.), speaking in Washington state, moved the issues important to tribal leaders up to the front of his agenda. He met with several tribal...

Published March 28, 2016

Indian Reservation Lands Grow

At the beginning of the Obama Administration the president’s goal was to put half a million acres into trust for Indian tribes. Now, with less than a year left...

Published March 28, 2016

Washoe-Poarch Creek Casino Progressing

A 150-slot casino, a joint project of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and the Poarch Creeks of Alabama, will open in July at the Wa She Shu...

Published March 28, 2016

Arizona Tribes Report Revenue Gains

Arizona tribal gaming revenue reached $1.82 billion in 2014, an increase of $11 million or 0.6 percent from 2013, ranking the state fifth in tribal casino revenue according to...

Published March 28, 2016

Oneida Nation Wins FOIL

New York Supreme Court Justice Vincent Reilly in mid-March ordered the state’s Gaming Commission to release to the Oneida Nation documents containing factual and statistical data on a proposed...

Published March 28, 2016

Study of Gaming Industry Not Needed Say Connecticut Tribes

A new study to prove that a third Indian casino is needed to prevent a loss of revenue to Connecticut’s existing casinos is not needed. That’s the very strong...

Published March 21, 2016

Tribe, Florida Request Trial Delay

The Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida asked a federal judge to reschedule a trial determining if the tribe can keep offering blackjack at all its casinos, including...

Published March 21, 2016

Seminole Casinos Face Closure Threat in Oklahoma

The Seminole Nation's three Oklahoma casinos could temporarily close due to National Indian Gaming Commission compliance issues. The tribe owes the NIGC $1.4 million in fines for gaming without...

Published March 21, 2016

Political Intrigue At Black Bear Casino

The gaming licenses of two directors at Black Bear Casino (l.) in Fond du Lac, Minnesota were suspended under an investigation into the misuse of Fond du Lac Band...

Published March 21, 2016

Southern California Tribe Awaits Permission to Open Casino

A small tribe on a tiny reservation in the desert in the backcountry of San Diego County awaits a decision by the National Indian Gaming Commission that it can...

Published March 21, 2016

Connecticut Tribe Sues to Sit at Gaming Table With MGM Support

The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation has filed suit in federal court to be allowed to participate in the process of siting a third casino in Connecticut. The tribe is not...

Published March 14, 2016

Blackjack Continues At Seminole Casinos

Although the Florida legislature did not pass the proposed Seminole compact, the tribe will continue to offer blackjack at its casinos under a provision of the 2010 compact and...

Published March 14, 2016

Appeals Panel Asked to Halt Cowlitz Casino Construction

An alliance opposing the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s $510 million casino resort (l.) in Clark County, Washington are asking for an injunction in federal court prevent the tribe from building...

Published March 14, 2016

Tribal Casino Growth Outpacing Commercial Casinos

The growth of tribal casinos is outpacing that of commercial casinos in the U.S. as the two approach parity in casino market share. That’s according to Alan Meister’s annual...

Published March 14, 2016

Accused Thief Wins Tribal Election On Anti-IRS Platform

Former Miccosukee Tribal Chairman Billy Cypress recently was returned to office in a special election. He replaces Colley Billie, who was ousted for attempting to settle the tribe's $1...

Published March 14, 2016

Sovereign Immunity Extends to Casino Workers, Says High Court

Sovereign immunity enjoyed by tribal governments extends to their employees. So ruled the Connecticut Supreme Court in a unanimous ruling. Two people injured in car accident where an employee...

Published March 14, 2016

Ho-Chunk Moving Forward On Nebraska Development

Officials at Ho-Chunk, Inc., the economic development partners of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, said construction will begin this summer and the first race could run on a short...

Published March 14, 2016