Senator Tries to “Fix” Carcieri

Senator John Barrasso (l.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hopes that he will be able to get support on a compromise bill to “fix” what many...

Published November 30, 2015

Connecticut Tribes Ask Casino Regions to Schedule Referendums

The consortium that Connecticut’s gaming tribes, the Mashantucket Pequots and the Mohegans (chairmen Rodney Butler and Kevin Brown at left), has formed to build and operate a third casino...

Published November 30, 2015

California Tribe Nears Casino MOU With Madera County

The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, owners of Chukchansi Gold Coast Resort & Casino, and California’s Madera County are near to ratification of a memorandum of understanding that will...

Published November 30, 2015

Massachusetts Tribe to Appeal Ruling

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head will appeal a ruling by a federal judge that the tribe does not have the right to open a bingo hall on Martha’s...

Published November 30, 2015

Florida vs. Seminoles: It’s Heating Up

Florida Governor Rick Scott (l.) has gone to federal court seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the Seminole Indian Tribe accusing his administration of negotiating in bad faith...

Published November 30, 2015

NIGA Celebrates 30 Years

NIGA (National Indian Gaming Association) at its Mid-Year Conference in Florida, sponsored a 'Tribal Gaming Has a Unique History and Purpose’ panel in which several pioneers of Indian gaming...

Published November 30, 2015

Law Firm Not At Fault Over Stalled Casino, Judge Says

A federal judge has ruled that the law firm of Dickinson Wright and one of its attorneys are not liable for damages after their legal advice went awry in...

Published November 30, 2015

LA Clippers to Partner with Aqua Caliente Casino

Agua Caliente Casino Resorts in California’s Coachella Valley have announced that the casino has signed an exclusive three-year sponsorship with the Los Angeles Clippers in which it will be...

Published November 30, 2015

Massachusetts Tribe Can’t Put Casino on Martha’s Vineyard

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head appears to have seen its dreams to build a bingo hall in a former community center (l.) on Martha’s Vineyard dashed on the...

Published November 23, 2015

Pending Arizona Casino Still Sparks Passions

A bill in Congress that would prevent the Tohono O’odham Nation from opening its $400 million Desert Diamond-West Valley resort and casino near Glendale, Arizona appears unlikely to pass...

Published November 23, 2015

California Governor Ordered to Compact Negotiations

The state of California has been ordered to return to the negotiating table to craft another tribal state gaming compact with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, even...

Published November 23, 2015

Bill That Would Remove Tribes from NLRB Passes House

Tribes have for several years sought to remove themselves from the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board. Last week the House of Representatives passed the Tribal Labor Sovereignty...

Published November 23, 2015

No Licenses For OK Non-Gaming Employees

The Oklahoma Attorney General recently ruled the Cherokee National Gaming Commission may not license non-gaming employees--those involved in food, beverage, hotel and entertainment--at Cherokee Nation casinos. CNGC Director Jamie...

Published November 23, 2015

Arizona Tribal Casinos Targeting Millennials

Casinos in Arizona and across the nation are looking into ways to make millennials more interested in spending time and money inside casinos, and interactive slot machines that play...

Published November 23, 2015

Southern California Casino Opens With High Wire act

Viejas Casino & Resort in San Diego County last week opened its $50 million expansion with a high-flying tightrope act by Tino Wallenda of the Flying Wallendas.

Published November 23, 2015

Iowa, Omaha Tribe Hold Compact Talks

Among the topics expected to be discussed at the annual compact meetings between the state of Iowa and the Omaha Tribe was the tribe's possible marijuana business. The Nebraska-based...

Published November 23, 2015

Oklahoma Tribes Contributed $4.2 Billion

A new study indicated Native American tribal gaming in 2014 contributed $4.2 billion to the Oklahoma economy with a $6.2 billion economic impact. The study also showed education in...

Published November 23, 2015

Election Threat to Carolina Casino

Local opposition to a proposed Catawba Indian gaming casino in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, increased when locals voted to replace the city’s pro-casino mayor with a candidate who isn’t...

Published November 23, 2015

Shooting Star Groundbreaking Held

The White Earth Nation recently broke ground on its second Shooting Star Casino, located near Bagley, Minnesota. The 21,400 square foot facility will provide 61 new jobs. The tribe...

Published November 23, 2015

Creek Casino To Have New Name, Theme

When the $65 million renovation at Creek Casino Montgomery (l.) is completed by the year's end, it will have a new name, Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Montgomery, and...

Published November 23, 2015