Troubled California Tribe Holds Elections: Casino Could Reopen

A California tribe that has become the poster child for dysfunctional tribal government, the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, has held elections for its tribal council. Unfortunately, the election...

Published October 12, 2015

Supreme Court Rejects Petitions in Two Indian Gaming Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear two cases where lower courts held that individual members of a tribal government have sovereign immunity from lawsuit by states challenging...

Published October 12, 2015

Site Work Begins on Washington Casino

Planning for a casino owned by the Cowlitz tribe in La Center, Washington, has picked up steam now that most obstacles to the project have been overcome. And the...

Published October 12, 2015

Deal Would Prevent Casino on Tribal Land in California

The Sonoma Board of Supervisors has reached an agreement with a Northern California tribe that would lower the tribe’s payments while preventing it from building a casino in the...

Published October 12, 2015

New Casino Will Aid Tribal Payments

Owners of Harrah's Cherokee Casino, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' new Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino in Murphy, North Carolina, will add $10 million-plus next year in gaming...

Published October 12, 2015

Development Provides Casino Worker Housing

Located adjacent to Twin Arrows Navajo Resort and Casino (l.) in Flagstaff, Arizona, the proposed Outlook at Glittering Mountain will feature entertainment, dining, hotels, a cultural center—and 370 residences...

Published October 12, 2015

Santee Sioux Plan Marijuana Resort

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota plans to open the nation's first marijuana resort on New Year's Eve. While tribal sovereignty is a motivating factor, so is...

Published October 12, 2015

Michigan Village Hears Casino Comments

The Village of Mackinaw City, Michigan held a public meeting about the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians' proposed casino, opening in 2016 with 64 gaming machines and...

Published October 12, 2015

Rosebud Sioux, South Dakota Extend Compact

The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs approved an extension through February 2016 of the Class III gaming compact between the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and South Dakota. The 2001 compact...

Published October 12, 2015

State Can’t Punish Tribal Vendors

The Pojoaque Pueblo recently won a preliminary injunction preventing the New Mexico Gaming Control Board from retaliating against businesses that contract with the tribe's gaming operations. The tribe said...

Published October 12, 2015

Public Hearing Set For Chemehuevi Casino

The public may comment on an Environmental Impact Report for the Chemehuevi Tribe's proposed casino in Havasu Lake, California, on October 30. The 25,000 square foot facility, to be...

Published October 12, 2015

Spokane Tribe Awaiting Governor’s Decision

The Spokane Tribe has no idea how or when Washington Governor Jay Inslee (l.) will make a decision regarding the tribe's proposed casino, hotel and retail development located near...

Published October 12, 2015

Oregon City Wants Say in Casino Proposal

Medford, Oregon wants to review a plan to convert a bowling alley into a casino owned by the Coquille Tribe.

Published October 12, 2015

New Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Opens

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' new $110 million Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel opened September 28 Murphy, North Carolina. Thousands of visitors poured through the lavish lobby...

Published October 5, 2015

Phil Hogen Steps Into California Tribal Conflict

The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians in northern California has enlisted former National Indian Gaming Commission chairman Phil Hogen (l.) help it to navigate federal regulations so that it...

Published October 5, 2015

Arizona Casino Continues to Move Forward, Despite Opposition

The Tohono O’odham Nation continues to move forward with its casino in Glendale, Arizona, despite opposition. But it may have to operate a Class II casino at first.

Published October 5, 2015

Halfway Mark for Margaritaville Hotel in Oklahoma

The largest hotel in Tulsa is halfway complete as work progresses on the $365 million Margaritaville casino development underway in Tulsa and owned by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Published October 5, 2015

Investor’s Tribal Casino Bets Win

Its support of the $25 billion U.S. tribal gaming market has paid off very well for the Och-Ziff Real Estate Fund, which arranged financing for tribal casino projects.

Published October 5, 2015

High Court Protects Gaming Commissioners

The California Supreme Court, after much lobbying by various tribes in the state, has agreed to de-publish a decision that could leave gaming commissioners vulnerable to lawsuits, even though...

Published October 5, 2015

Washington Tribe Prepares Casino Site

Washington’s Cowlitz tribe has begun site work on its proposed $510 million casino near La Center. The Mohegan tribe is assisting Cowlitz to open and operate.

Published October 5, 2015