Wyoming, Eastern Shoshones Renew Compact

The gaming compact between the state of Wyoming and the Eastern Shoshone Tribe recently was extended through 2046. Governor Matt Mead told tribal officials he hopes the renewed compact...

Published July 6, 2015

Washington Tribe Considers Landscaping Design

Although legal challenges are slowing down development of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's casino, hotel and cultural center in La Center, Washington, tribal officials have met with landscape architects to...

Published July 6, 2015

California Casino Celebrates 20 Years

Soboba Casino (l.), which started off as a modest bingo hall, and now prospers near San Jacinto, California by appealing to the locals market, is celebrating its 20th anniversary....

Published July 6, 2015

Choctaw Casino Expansion Completed

A sold-out crowd of 3,000 recently watched the rock band Aerosmith inaugurate the new Grand Theater at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma. The theater is part of...

Published July 6, 2015

County Officials Participate In Impact Study

Members of the board of commissioners in Jackson County, Oregon will have input as an environmental impact statement is prepared regarding the Coquille Indian Tribe's proposed casino in Medford....

Published July 6, 2015

Pechanga is Number One in Readers Poll

The readers of USA Today, voting in an online poll, have picked Pechanga Resort & Casino in Southern California as the best casino in the U.S. Nine other casinos...

Published July 6, 2015

Seminoles Will Keep Blackjack Open

Even though a compact with the state that approved tables games at tribal casinos will expire on July 31, the Seminole tribe has told Governor Rick Scott that it...

Published June 29 2015

Tribe Sues Over Arizona’s Actions

In a possible last-ditch try to block the Tohono O'odham's $400 million under-construction casino in Glendale (l.), the state of Arizona told vendors working on the property and prospective...

Published June 29 2015

Rider to Immunize Tribes From Labor Law Advances

Several movements in Congress could remove Indian tribes and their enterprises from review by the National Labor Relations Board. This includes a rider to an appropriations bill, and two...

Published June 29 2015

Maine Senate Kills Indian Casino Bill

The Maine Senate has killed a bill previously passed by the House that would have allowed an Indian casino in a state where two commercial casinos currently operate. Rep....

Published June 29 2015

Connecticut Casino Measure Approved

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy recently signed a measure that will allow the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes to jointly develop and operate a satellite casino along the Interstate...

Published June 29 2015

California Tribe to Break Ground on Class II Casino

A tribe in Northern California, whose Class III casino is tied up in the courts, plans to break ground soon on a Class II temporary facility that doesn’t require...

Published June 29 2015

New Mexico Tribe Floats Racino

The Pueblo of Laguna development corporation is holding a series of events to introduce itself to Curry and Roosevelt County officials and promote the idea of a developing a...

Published June 29 2015

California Tribe Asserts Immunity in Lawsuit

Southern California’s Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians is asking a court of appeals to rehear a decision that the tribe believes is based on erroneous law. The tribe says...

Published June 29 2015

Tribal Labor Jurisdiction May be Decided by Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court may have to decide whether the National Labor Relations Act applies to businesses operated on tribal land by tribes, such as casinos. There are conflicting...

Published June 22, 2015

BIA Approves Spokane Tribe’s Application

Washington Governor Jay Inslee (l.) recently received a letter of approval from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding the Spokane tribe's proposed casino. Opponents...

Published June 22, 2015

Navajos, New Mexico Compact Begins July 1

The 25-year gaming compact between New Mexico and the Navajo National Gaming Enterprise (the Navajo Northern Edge casino at left) will begin July 1. The compact, which includes four...

Published June 22, 2015

Washington Casino-Hotel Opens

The 12 Tribes Resort and Casino (l.) opened this week in Omak, Washington. The $43 million property features a 56,000 square foot casino with 500 slots, lighted by sculptural...

Published June 22, 2015

Ho-Chunk Puts Out Smoking

Smoking no longer will be allowed at Ho-Chunk Gaming-Madison starting August 1. The casino will be the first in Wisconsin to offer a smoke-free environment, said Executive Manager Daniel...

Published June 22, 2015

Oklahoma Tribe Opposes Poarch Creek Deal

In a letter to Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma said the Poarch Band of Creek Indians built its Wetumpka casino on sacred land, damaging...

Published June 22, 2015