Governor to Sign Connecticut Casino Bill

The Connecticut legislature has passed a bill that creates a process for the state’s gaming tribes to seek interested communities that might host a satellite casino. The legislation will...

Published June 8, 2015

Congressman, BIA Tussle Over Authority to Put Land Into Trust

The chairman of the House Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, Don Young, has put the process by which the Bureau of Indian Affairs recognizes tribes under the microscope. This criticism...

Published June 8, 2015

Oklahoma, Louisiana Floods Impact Casinos

Severe flooding in Oklahoma led the Comanche Nation to close its Comanche Nation Casino in Lawton for a day on May 24. In addition, the Apache Nation rescheduled its...

Published June 8, 2015

California Tribe Aims For Casino

The 792-member Tejon Tribe recently confirmed that it hopes to open a casino in Kern County, California. County supervisors unanimously voted to draft a Memorandum of Understanding with the...

Published June 8, 2015

Kansas, NIGC Battle Over Quapaws

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt recently amended a lawsuit aimed at preventing the Quapaw tribe from extending gaming at its Downstream Casino in Oklahoma to the parking lot in...

Published June 8, 2015

St. Croix Allows 18-Year Old Gamblers

St. Croix Casinos, an enterprise of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, announced effective June 8, Danbury, Hertel and Turtle Lake dropped the legal gambling age from 21...

Published June 8, 2015

IRS Demands Tribal Chair’s Documents

Miccosukee Tribal Chairman Colley Billie (l.) lost a round in appeals court, which ordered him to give the IRS documents regarding $300 million in annual gaming distributions, about $100,000...

Published June 8, 2015

Connecticut Legislature Passes Casino Bill

The Connecticut House passed a bill last week that would allow the state’s two gaming tribes to issue a request for proposals from communities to operate a satellite casino....

Published June 1, 2015

Opponents of California Casino Plan Appeal

Although a federal judge declined their request to prevent the $360 million Jamul Indian Village in California to open, opponents plan to appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of...

Published June 1, 2015

Closed California Casino Affects Those Who Lost Jobs

More than six months after it was forced to close by the state and federal government, the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino (l.) doesn’t look any near to reopening....

Published June 1, 2015

Full-Blooded Indians Face Challenges

Although Indian tribes have all sorts of complicated rules for determining tribal membership due to what percentage of Indian blood members possess, there are some full blood Indians that...

Published June 1, 2015

Quapaws Answer Objections To BIA Application

Little Rock, Arkansas officials are concerned the Oklahoma-based Quapaw Indian Tribe could build a casino on 160 acres it owns nearby. The tribe has applied for federal land-trust status...

Published June 1, 2015

Washington Indian Casino Could Spell Doom for Card Rooms

The casino that the Cowlitz tribe is preparing to build in La Center, Washington, may mean the end of three card clubs that operate in the town of 3,000....

Published June 1, 2015

House Subcommittee Focuses on Tribal Land Acquisition

A House of Representatives subcommittee that oversees Indian Affairs recently conducted a hearing on whether the federal government uses “inadequate standards” when putting land into trust for Indian tribes.

Published June 1, 2015

Treasure Island Begins $19 Million Expansion

A water park, spa and fitness center will be built at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Welch, Minnesota, owned and operated by the Prairie Island Indian Community. The...

Published June 1, 2015

Connecticut Senate Passes One Casino Bill

The Connecticut Senate has passed a bill that would authorize the state’s two gaming tribes to move towards opening a satellite casino in the state by communicating with communities...

Published May 25, 2015

Alabama Legislators Debating Taxes Vs. Gambling

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (l.) is standing firm on raising taxes to fill the state's $280 million budget gap. Another option is Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh's bill...

Published May 25, 2015

Foxwoods Opens Indoor Tanger Outlets

Tanger Factory Outlets recently opened at Foxwoods Resort Casino in eastern Connecticut. Developed in partnership with Gordon Group, creators of Caesars Las Vegas' Forum Shops, it's the nation's first...

Published May 25, 2015

Federal Judge Rejects Claim that Tribal Casino is Not on the Reservation

Opponents of a casino resort at the Jamul Indian Village in San Diego County saw their lawsuit shot down by a federal judge last week. The judge ruled that...

Published May 25, 2015

Connecticut Towns Oppose Proposed Tribal Recognition Rules

Connecticut towns that fear new federal rules for recognizing Indian tribes will lock out the ability of communities that might be affected by such recognition from presenting their concerns...

Published May 25, 2015