Florida, Seminoles Close to Compact

The state of Florida and the Seminoles are in compact negotiations after a long stalemate, said Florida Senate Regulated Industries Chairman Rob Bradley (l.). A provision of the 2010...

Published August 31, 2015

Tribe Stops Payments Over Online Lottery

The Gun Lake Tribe in Michigan, owners of the Gun Lake Casino (l.), recently withheld its $7 million revenue sharing payment, as required by its state compact. The tribe...

Published August 31, 2015

Booklet Reveals Details of Mass Tribe’s Casino

A booklet put out to influence tribal members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to vote for a Class II casino on Martha’s Vineyard reveals some details...

Published August 31, 2015

Washington Indian Casino Plans to Add hotel

A Washington state tribe, the Port Gamble S’Klallam, plans to build a 94-room hotel (l.) adjacent to its existing Point Casino. The casino opened about 20 years ago.

Published August 31, 2015

Arizona Casino Announces Expansion

The Ak-Chin Indian Community plans to expand its Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino in Maricopa, Arizona, with a $100 million expansion that will include 200 more hotel rooms and several restaurants....

Published August 31, 2015

California Tribe Moves Towards September Casino Reopening

A California casino closed since October of 2014 could reopen in September. However, the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians still face several hurdles before that happens. CEO Christian Goode...

Published August 31, 2015

California Gaming Tribe Seeks Land for Home Base

A tribe that operates a Class II casino a few miles from San Francisco is looking to put more than 1,000 acres into trust near the town of Windsor...

Published August 31, 2015

Two Tribes Work on Oklahoma Casino Project

Two Oklahoma tribes seek permission from the federal government to put land into trust so they can build a $25 million casino in the town of Guymon. The Shawnee...

Published August 31, 2015

Creek Nation Facing $18 Million Shortfall

The Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation's population has risen, and so have expenses, said Principal Chief George Tiger (l.). The result is an $18.7 million gaming revenue gap in the...

Published August 31, 2015

September 28 Opening For Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River

The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation's $110 million Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel (l.) will open September 28 in Murphy, North Carolina. The property will create...

Published August 31, 2015

Expansion, Renovation At Grand Portage Casino

The 20-year old Grand Portage Lodge and Casino in Minnesota is undergoing a three-phase expansion to be completed in spring 2017. The project will double the casino floor, and...

Published August 31, 2015

Keweenaw Bay Tribe To Build New Casino

Rather than refurbish an existing building, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community now is considering building a new casino at the site of its Ojibwa Casino and Hotel in Baraga,...

Published August 31, 2015

Cherokee Nation Payments Close To $1 Billion

In August, the 10 Cherokee Nation Entertainment casinos in Oklahoma will have paid the state $1 billion in gaming exclusivity fees. CN Gaming Director Jamie Hummingbird (l.) said the...

Published August 17, 2015

New Harrah’s Cherokee Opening In September

The $110 Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino will open September 28 in Murphy, North Carolina, once infrastructure upgrades are completed. General Manager Lumpy Lambert said three job fairs already...

Published August 17, 2015

Illinois County Considers Tribal Bingo Hall

On August 19, the DeKalb County, Illinois board will vote on a resolution to support the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation's efforts to have 129 acres of land it...

Published August 17, 2015

Seminoles Select Own Mediator

Given a chance to select a mediator to help settle its dispute with the Seminole Tribe, the state of Florida ignored the deadline and instead the tribe selected its...

Published August 17, 2015

Michigan Vs. Sault Chippewas Decision Coming

The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians argues because it purchased a tract from the city of Lansing, Michigan with land claim settlement funds, the federal government must take the...

Published August 17, 2015

Shooting Star To Build New Casino

The White Earth Nation's Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Entertainment will start construction next month on a new casino near Bagley, Minnesota that will open in the spring. Designed...

Published August 17, 2015

California Casino Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Bear River Casino Hotel in Northern California had two things to celebrate last week: its 10th anniversary and the completion of a remodeling job that gives it a fun...

Published August 17, 2015

Lawmaker Wants a Barstow Casino

Congressman Paul Cook (l.) wants to pressure the Bureau of Indian Affairs to end the wait of Barstow and decide whether to put land into trust for a casino...

Published August 17, 2015