Act to Exempt Tribes From Labor Laws Moves Forward

A bill that would prevent the National Labor Relations Act from being applied to Indian tribes or casinos is moving forward in the House and Senate. H.R. 511, the...

Published August 3, 2015

Indian Gaming Marks Fifth Year of Gains

For the fifth year in a row the $28.5 billion Indian gaming industry has gained from the year before. Last year it increased 1.5 percent over the year before....

Published August 3, 2015

Judge Rules Against Duluth In Dispute

The Fond du Lac Band does not owe the city of Duluth $10 million in back payments, ruled U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson. Tribal Chairwoman Karen Diver said...

Published August 3, 2015

Supreme Court May Hear Wisconsin Versus Ho-Chunk

The U.S Supreme Court may be the last stop for Wisconsin versus the Ho-Chunk Nation. State Attorney General Brad Schimel asked the high court to consider his appeal of...

Published August 3, 2015

Washington Casino Case Goes to Appeals Court

A battle between two Washington gaming tribes over whether the Cowlitz tribe can build a casino on land near Portland recently put into trust is now before a federal...

Published August 3, 2015

Judge Rejects Arizona’s Request for Documents in Casino Case

Federal Judge David Campbell has rejected as too onerous several discovery requests by the state of Arizona in a case where the Tohono O’odham Nation is suing for the...

Published August 3, 2015

Idaho: Hold ‘Em Is Poker, Poker Is Banned

The Coeur d'Alene tribe lost a round when the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Texas Hold 'Em is poker and poker specifically is banned by the state...

Published August 3, 2015

NIGC Chairman Faces Senate Hearings Alone

Jonodev Chaudhuri is pretty much a one-man band on the National Indian Gaming Commission. Currently he is running the commission on his own, which regulates the Indian gaming industry....

Published July 27, 2015

California Tribe Tries to Reopen Casino

Despite infighting among groups claiming to be the legitimate tribal authority, members of California’s Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians are redoubling efforts to reopen the Chukchansi Gold Resort...

Published July 27, 2015

Quapaws Would Sign No-Casino Agreement

Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma Chairman John L. Berrey (l.) said he's would sign an agreement that the tribe will not build a casino on land it owns near Little...

Published July 27, 2015

Tribe Sues New Jersey for Blocking Official Recognition

The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation has filed a civil rights lawsuit against New Jersey’s attorney general saying the state is trying to strip the tribe of its official recognition...

Published July 27, 2015

Congress Considers Exempting Tribes From Obamacare

Support is building among tribes for a proposed law in Congress that would exempt Indian tribes from being considered “large employers” under the Affordable Care Act.

Published July 27, 2015

Casinos Driving Tulsa Convention Appeal

Along with the redevelopment of its downtown, Tulsa's casinos are helping to boost convention business and tourism. Expansion and construction are surging for hotels and casinos, including the Creek...

Published July 27, 2015

Pueblo Claims State Interference

In New Mexico, the Pojoaque Pueblo filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state, the governor and the gaming control board. The pueblo wants the court to block...

Published July 27, 2015

Tribe’s Economic Diversity Sets Example

The 3,600-member Lac du Flambeau tribe in Wisconsin's Lac du Flambeau Business Development Corporation to provides economic diversification for tribe members, because revenue from its Lake of the Torches...

Published July 27, 2015

4 Bears Casino Launches Expansion

Construction is in progress on three expansion projects at 4 Bears Casino near New Town, North Dakota. The grand ballroom, which will hold 400 people, and the new slot...

Published July 27, 2015

Report Cites Arizona As Regulatory Example

A recent report named Arizona as one of seven states that takes an active regulatory role in Indian gaming and oversight, and one of six states accounting for 60...

Published July 27, 2015

Tohono O’odham Lawsuit Hearing Set For September 4

Federal District Court Judge David Campbell will hear arguments September 4 in the Tohono O'odham Nation's lawsuit against the state of Arizona, Governor Doug Ducey, Attorney General Mark Brnovich...

Published July 20, 2015

A Casino For Recently Recognized Pamunkeys?

All eyes are on the Pamunkey Indian tribe of Virginia, which recently received federal recognition. Will the 208-member tribe open a casino? Acting Chief Bob Gray said, "We haven’t...

Published July 20, 2015

Seminole Dilemma Clouds Florida Revenue Forecasts

With the banked-cards provision of the Seminole compact ending this month, Florida economists are unable to prepare revenue forecasts. The tribe gave the state $1 billion over five years...

Published July 20, 2015