BIA Holds Prairie Band Casino Forum

Dozens of residents of DeKalb County, Illinois expressed their opinions about the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation's proposed Class II gaming facility on tribal land near Shabbona. The operation—the first...

Published February 1, 2016

Florida Senators Hear Testimony On Compact

As the Seminole tribe and Chairman James Billie (l.) launched TV ads promoting it and No Casinos launched a campaign against it, the Florida Senate Regulated Industries Committee last...

Published January 25, 2016

New Mexico Casino Opens Near Santa Fe

A New Mexico pueblo has opened a small slots only casino about 15 miles from Santa Fe. The Nambé Falls Casino (l.), operated by the Nambé Pueblo has 180...

Published January 25, 2016

Turning Stone to Start $100 Million Retail Expansion

The Oneida Indian Nation soon will begin work on the delayed $100 million retail expansion of the tribe’s Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. A large response...

Published January 25, 2016

Buffalo Creek Casino Expansion Underway

The Seneca Nation of Indians and Seneca Gaming Corporation earlier this month held a formal groundbreaking ceremony as work got underway on a $40 million expansion of the Buffalo...

Published January 25, 2016

Kansas/Quapaw Legal Battles Continue

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt (l.) and Cherokee County are appealing a federal judge's ruling allowing the Quapaw Tribe's Downstream Casino to expand into Kansas. And the Quapaws sued...

Published January 25, 2016

Washington Tribe Gets Go Ahead for Reservation and Casino

The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington state has the go-ahead to build a casino in La Center after a federal judge dismissed lawsuits by opponents of action of the Bureau...

Published January 25, 2016

Interior OKs Texas Indian Gambling

The Interior Department last October stated the Tigua and Alabama-Coushatta tribes may offer gambling on their Texas reservations, referencing a 1987 ruling allowing the tribes to offer gaming "lawful...

Published January 25, 2016

No Casino Planned Says Michigan Tribe

Although the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan recently purchased a riverfront building on the Grand River, the tribe has no plans for a casino there.

Published January 25, 2016

Slot Revenues at Connecticut Casinos Show Different Trends

Slot revenues at the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino took different directions in the last month of 2015, which revenues going up at Foxwoods and down at the...

Published January 25, 2016

Navajo Chapters Don’t See Gaming Money

Chapters of the Navajo Nation are not yet seeing any gaming money, despite the fact that the nation has had casinos for eight years and they have paid the...

Published January 25, 2016

California Tribe Releases EIS for Casino Resort

A tribe in Northern California, the Wilton Rancheria, has released an environmental report that details a proposal for a casino resort and 12-story hotel in the Sacramento Valley.

Published January 25, 2016

Michigan Casino Offers Active Shooter Training

FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Michigan recently provided training for more than 100 security officers in active shooter recognition and reaction, drug awareness and human trafficking. Vice President...

Published January 25, 2016

Seminole Compact Fate Looks Grim

Although a Florida Chamber of Commerce poll showed 75 percent of respondents support the proposed Seminole compact, the state legislature has its doubts. At the annual Florida Gaming Congress,...

Published January 18, 2016

Massachusetts Tribe Now Has an Official Home

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts, homeless since the days of the Pilgrims, now has an official reservation based at Taunton. The tribe will soon begin work on a...

Published January 18, 2016

Connecticut Town ID’s Potential Casino Site

The Connecticut city of East Windsor has revealed the location of the 33-acre site that it is proposing for a satellite casino to be operated by the state’s two...

Published January 18, 2016

Report Details Tribal Profitability

The recently released 2015 Indian Gaming Cost of Doing Business Report by Joseph Eve CPAs analyzes data from 125-plus tribal casinos, providing insight into profitability and management. The 17th...

Published January 18, 2016

California Casino Reopening Spikes Highway Traffic

A casino that was closed for 14 months and then reopened on New Year’s Eve has caused a noticeable increase in traffic on Highway 41 in California’s Madera County....

Published January 18, 2016

Gun Lake Casino Expansion Announced

The Gun Lake Casino in Wayland, Michigan, is undergoing an expansion of its gaming and amenities that is focused on improving the customer experience. Already underway, the expansion is...

Published January 18, 2016

Spring Opening for Mackinac City Casino

Work is underway on the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians’ new 5,000-square-foot casino in Mackinac City, which the tribe plans to open in time for the summer...

Published January 18, 2016