County in Washington Demands Stop to Tribal Casino Work

A Washington county and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe are battling over jurisdiction. Tribal Chairman Bill Iyall (l.) claims it can inject treated water into the aquifer on land where...

Published March 7, 2016

Quapaws Agree To Dismiss Kansas Suit

The Quapaw Tribe sued Kansas in January, claiming the state failed to negotiate a compact in good faith, allowing the tribe to use land it owns adjacent to its...

Published March 7, 2016

Wisconsin Tribe Requests Liquor License

Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison (l.) officials have requested a liquor license, which would make the casino the largest entertainment facility in Madison, Wisconsin with a full liquor license. Tribal and...

Published March 7, 2016

Arizona Tribe Breaks Ground on Pinal Casino

A tribe in southeastern Arizona has broken ground on the Apache Sky casino, a small facility near Dudleyville. The San Carlos Apache Nation will build it.

Published March 7, 2016

Sacramento-Area Casino to Add Hotel Rooms

A Sacramento casino, Thunder Valley Casino Resort, has announced the addition of 111 luxury rooms and suites to its existing hotel over the next 18 months. The new rooms...

Published March 7, 2016

California Tribe Should Be Able to Ignore Prop. 48 Results Soon

Patience is likely to reward the North Fork Mono Rancheria Indians in Northern California, who, despite seeing their gaming compact with the state shot down in flames by the...

Published March 7, 2016

Third Connecticut Casino Faces Delays

Rep. Chris Perone (l.) of Connecticut wants the legislature to revisit the issue of how much economic impact the MGM Springfield casino in Massachusetts will have on Indian gaming...

Published February 29, 2016

No Casino On Prairie Island Land

The Prairie Island Indian Community bought a 112-acre tract in Welch, Minnesota for $4.4 million. But gambling will not take place there, said, Tribal Council President Shelley Buck, primarily...

Published February 29, 2016

Plans for Canadian, U.S. Niagara Falls Casino Money

Canada’s Niagara Falls intends to use its share of gaming revenues to pay for dozens of unfunded capital improvement projects, while some in New York’s Niagara Falls say the...

Published February 29, 2016

Gaming Tribes Contribute to Washington Economy

Washington state’s gaming tribes are among the biggest employers in communities where they operate and they contribute both to the economy and to charities. So says a report generated...

Published February 29, 2016

Saginaw Chippewas Lowering Biweekly Payments

Starting in July, non-graduated per capita payments to adult members of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan will drop by $120 for the first quarterly payment and then...

Published February 29, 2016

Report: Canadian Military Conducting Surveillance of Akwesasne Mohawk Community

According to Canada’s APTN National News, the Canadian military has been conducting surveillance of the Akwesasne Mohawk Community. The community runs the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort in Hogansburg, New...

Published February 29, 2016

Wrangling Continues Over Seminole Compact

The Seminole Tribe of Florida continues to pressure legislators to approve the proposed compact in a new TV ad featuring the Senate Regulated Industries Committee's vote to ratify it....

Published February 29, 2016

CNIGA Chairman Stallings Gives State of the Industry Report

CNIGA (California Nations Indian Gaming Association) Chairman Steve Stallings (l.) gave an upbeat “State of the Industry” report recently at the 21st annual Western Indian Gaming Conference at Harrah’s...

Published February 29, 2016

California Tribe Continues to Look at Options for Casino Site

The Wilton Rancheria is keeping its options open for which of three locations it will choose for its casino in California’s Sacramento Valley. The tribe wants to build a...

Published February 29, 2016

Shawnee of Oklahoma Target Ohio Casino

The last members of the Oklahoma-based Eastern Band of Shawnee left Ohio in the 1830s, but they're trying to stage a comeback on land they recently purchased and land...

Published February 29, 2016

Seminole Coconut Creek Opens Smoke-Free Area

A new non-smoking area, Level2, recently opened at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, featuring 100 slots, blackjack and other table games. The casino also will install a $1 million filtration...

Published February 29, 2016

Judge Says California Acted in Bad Faith Against Tribe

The California legislature acted in bad faith by refusing to vote on a compact for the Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians, a federal judge ruled last week. The judge...

Published February 29, 2016

White Earth Nation Casino Meetings Coming

The White Earth Nation announced last September it would start construction on a third Shooting Star Casino this year. However, the tribe has not made a formal construction proposal...

Published February 29, 2016

Arizona Tribe Resumes Study of Casino Site

An Arizona tribe has begun do soil studies on a casino site near Prescott after letting the project lie fallow for two years. The Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe wants to...

Published February 29, 2016