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

New York Tribe Opens Second Class II Casino

The Cayuga Nation opened a new Class II gaming facility (l.) near Seneca Falls on the site of a former casino operated by a rival faction of the tribe,...

Published December 26, 2022

Osage Congress to Investigate Former Casino CEO’s Spending

A former CEO of Osage Casinos, Byron Bighorse (l.) and his extravagant expenses will be the subject of an investigation by the Osage Nation Congress. During his tenure,...

Published December 26, 2022

Washington Tribe’s Luxury Hotel Opening In 2025

The Washington-based Snoqualmie Tribe released images of its new 210-room luxury hotel, opening in 2025. It’s part of the tribe’s $435 million expansion that also includes additional gaming area,...

Published December 19, 2022

Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke Sues Ontario Over iGaming Operation

An indigenous tribe in the province of Ontario, Canada has taken the government to court over what it alleges is an illegal and unconstitutional operation of online gambling and...

Published December 19, 2022

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Settles $4.84 Million in Unpaid Compact Funds

Lawrence County as well as other areas in New York state are seeing payments owed to them from the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in relation to unpaid compact funds.

Published December 19, 2022

Alabama Tribe Still Lobbies For Gambling Bill

Comprehensive gambling legislation failed to pass in Alabama last year, but Poarch Band of Creek Indians leaders still are lobbying for a bill allowing voters to approve sports betting,...

Published December 19, 2022

Florida: Oral Arguments Heard In Seminole Sports Betting Case

A year after the Department of Interior filed an appeal to a district court decision voiding the state compact with the Seminoles, the case began oral arguments. It could...

Published December 19, 2022

Missouri Could See Two Lake Of The Ozark Casinos

Missouri state Rep. Jeff Knight (l.) has pre-filed a constitutional amendment authorizing a commercial casino at the Lake of the Ozarks. However, the Osage Nation also has applied to...

Published December 12, 2022

Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chair Cromwell Appeals Sentence

Cedrick Cromwell (l.), the former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman, is appealing his three-year prison sentence for bribery and extortion relating to the tribe’s First Light Resort and Casino project....

Published December 12, 2022

Arizona Tribes Facing Reality of Competitive Sports Betting Market

Arizona Native American tribes are sharing sports betting with large-scale operators such as DraftKings and FanDuel and are coming to the realization that they can’t compete with them. At...

Published December 12, 2022

Washington Tribe’s Tactics to Discourage Competition Criticized

Washington’s Cowlitz Tribe employed as consultants a team whose job was to discreetly do everything in their power to discourage Oregon gaming tribes from building casinos. Now, with the...

Published December 12, 2022

Alabama Senator Seeks Tribe’s Federal Recognition

Retiring Alabama U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (l.) is sponsoring a bill that would grant the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians federal recognition. But 141 other tribes oppose the move...

Published December 12, 2022

NIGC Issues Violations Notice To North Carolina Tribe

The Catawba Nation and managers of its Two Kings Casino (l.) in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, have received notices of violations of federal law and regulations from the National...

Published December 12, 2022

New North Dakota Gambling Compacts Come with Changes

The five American Indian tribes in North Dakota agreed with Governor Doug Burgum (l.) on a new gambling compact for the state that came with some major changes.

Published December 12, 2022

U.S. Government Proposes New Fee-to-Trust Rules

The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs announced new proposed regulations to improve the processes of fee-to-trust gaming and Class III gaming compacts.

Published December 12, 2022

Seneca Nation Receives $7.625 Million Federal Grant For Transit Hub

New York Senator Charles Schumer (l.) announced last week he had secured a $7.625 million federal grant for Western New York’s Seneca Nation to help construct a transit hub....

Published December 5, 2022

Judge Rules Oklahoma Tribes Lack Standing

U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly (l.) recently ruled four Oklahoma tribes had no standing to challenge gaming compacts Governor Kevin Stitt signed with the United Keetoowah Band of...

Published December 5, 2022

Oklahoma Tribal Casino Installs Facial Recognition Technology

Muscogee Nation Gaming Enterprises’ River Spirit Casino and Resort (l.) in Tulsa, Oklahoma has been outfitted with Oosto face-based security software to help the casino security team identify bad...

Published November 21, 2022

Bowling Centers Big Hit with Indian Casinos

As casinos search for activities to keep customers in the facilities, it appears one such amenity, bowling, has become very popular and provides an inexpensive option.

Published November 21, 2022