New Racino a Possibility in New Mexico

The sixth racetrack license in New Mexico could be up for grabs should the New Mexico Racing Commission decide to put out a request for proposals. Several potential racetrack...

Published June 22, 2015

Rider to Bill Would Rein in BIA Rules Change

Opponents of new rules for recognizing Indian tribes proposed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs are trying to stop the rule in its tracks with a rider to the...

Published June 22, 2015

Michigan Tribe Expanding Casino

The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians recently broke ground on an $18 million expansion at its Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, Michigan. The tribe also is awaiting...

Published June 22, 2015

New York County Challenges Oneidas

Madison County, New York, is looking to strike a better deal with the Oneida Nation regarding slot revenue, just two years after its initial deal. Madison County is looking...

Published June 22, 2015

Marijuana Legal On South Dakota Reservation

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian Reservation recently legalized buying and using marijuana for medicinal or recreational purposes. The operation could open by this fall. Individuals must be age 21...

Published June 22, 2015

North Carolina Casino Holds Job Fair

Scheduled to open this fall, Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino will create 800 new jobs for Cherokee County, North Carolina. The property will feature a 60,000 square foot gaming...

Published June 22, 2015

Quapaws File Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit

In the latest chapter of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma versus the state of Kansas, the tribe filed a motion to dismiss Kansas' lawsuit preventing it from building a...

Published June 22, 2015

Class II At Stake in Massachusetts

The tiny Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe on a small offshore island will learn soon if they can build a Class II casino with no oversight from the state, but the...

Published June 15, 2015

Rulings Diverge In Tribe-Labor Issues

A federal appeals court said the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians must follow federal labor laws at its Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, Michigan. But a National...

Published June 15, 2015

Feds Approve New Mexico Compacts

The U. S. Department of the Interior recently approved gaming compacts between New Mexico and the Navajo Nation, the Jicarilla Apache Nation, Mescalero Apache Tribe, Pueblo of Acoma and...

Published June 15, 2015

Idaho Tribe Appeals to Supreme Court Over Instant Racing Machines

One of Idaho’s gaming tribes, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, is challenging Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter’s veto of a bill that would have banned instant horse racing machines. The tribe...

Published June 15, 2015

Connecticut Governor Wants Casino Progress

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy (l.) is expected to sign a bill that will allow the state’s two gaming tribes to seek a host community for a satellite casino...

Published June 15, 2015

Ruling for California Rancheria in Gaming Dispute Could Spread

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has made a ruling that, while not that well known, could have far-reaching ripples on as many as half of the Indian tribes...

Published June 15, 2015

Kansas AG Requests Lawsuit Review Time

Derek Schmidt (l.), Kansas attorney general, requested extra time to respond to a brief filed by federal attorneys who want the state to drop its suit against the Quapaw...

Published June 15, 2015

Tribe Approves Gambling Distributions

Governments and organizations in Baraga and Marquette counties in Michigan recently received distributions of more than $280,000 from the Keweenaw Bay Indiana Community. The biannual distributions represent 2 percent...

Published June 15, 2015

Duluth Brings Tribal Litigation In-house

In a cost-cutting move, Duluth, Minnesota will use in-house counsel to get the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians tribe to reinstate its payments of 19...

Published June 15, 2015

Quapaws Not Planning Arkansas Casino

In a letter to the U.S. Department of Interior, Quapaw Tribe Chairman John Berrey said the tribe "has no plans to seek approval to conduct gaming" on land it...

Published June 15, 2015

Idaho Tribe Unseats Councilman, Approves Liquor

Shoshone-Bannock tribal voters on the Fort Hall, Idaho reservation recently elected Marcus Coby to replace Business Council Chairman Nathan Small, who served on the council since 2009. Voters also...

Published June 15, 2015

GAO Report Criticizes NIGC

A long-awaited report by the General Accountability Office on tribal government gaming has resulted in a suggestion to improve the oversight of the industry by the National Indian Gaming...

Published June 8, 2015

Yellow Brick Road’s Curtain Opens

The highly anticipated Yellow Brick Road Casino has opened in Chittenango, New York. At a cost of $20 million, the investment was small for what should be a bread...

Published June 8, 2015