Battle Over Arizona Casino is Also Battle of Lobbyist Money

The struggle by the Tohono O’odham Nation to operate a casino in Glendale, Arizona has morphed over the years from a political battle, to a legal battle, and finally...

Published May 25, 2015

Idaho Tribe Announce $35 Million Expansion

Construction could begin in August on a $35.2 million expansion at the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe's Fort Hall Casino & Hotel in Idaho. The plan includes a new casino, hotel and...

Published May 25, 2015

Cherokee Nation Reports Record Revenue

Cherokee Nation Businesses, owners of Cherokee Nation Entertainment, recently posted 2014 revenue of $829 million, an increase of $48 million over 2013 and a new record. In addition, a...

Published May 25, 2015

Hope Remains For Seminole Compact

Florida Senate Majority Leader Bill Galvano (l.) said Governor Rick Scott could sign a new Seminole agreement that lawmakers could approve when they return for the next regular session...

Published May 18, 2015

Senate Could Shut Down Arizona Casino

The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs recently voted to move forward a bill that would have the effect of preventing the Tohono O’odham Nation from opening a casino...

Published May 18, 2015

Pokagon Chairman Said Compact Unnecessary

John Warren (l.), chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, said Indiana's new law violates the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act by spelling out compact requirements and preventing Governor...

Published May 18, 2015

Arkansas County Opposes Quapaw Application

Writing on behalf of Pulaski County, Arkansas, County Judge Barry Hyde told the Bureau of Indian Affairs the county did not support the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma's land-trust application....

Published May 18, 2015

Appeals Court Supports Fond du Lac Band

The city of Duluth lost another round in its battle to collect up to $13 million from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians under a...

Published May 18, 2015

Cherokee Roland Casino Gives Sneak Peak

Special guests recently had a sneak peak of the Cherokee Nation's new $80 million Cherokee Casino & Hotel in Roland, Oklahoma. A soft opening is planned for May 19,...

Published May 18, 2015

Competition Forces Changes in Business Model Says Foxwoods Prez

Indian casinos that once had the New England playing field to themselves are learning how to compete in a greatly changed landscape. Foxwoods CEO Felix Rappaport (l.) told a...

Published May 18, 2015

Tribal Casino Operates Without Board

A Washington state gaming tribe has fired the three-person board that ran its Yakama Nation Legends Casino and the tribe’s executive committee has taken over that function.

Published May 18, 2015

Chemehuevi Tribal Council Sets Priorities

Since taking over as chairman of the Chemehuevi Tribal Council on May 2, Charles Wood has let it be known what he hopes to accomplish for the tribe, most...

Published May 18, 2015

FireKeepers Latest Hacking Victim

Following the Hard Rock Las Vegas' recent announcement that it had been hacked, FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Michigan also said it was investigating a "possible data security incident" concerning...

Published May 18, 2015

Nambé Pueblo Holds Casino Groundbreaking

Nambé Pueblo broke ground on Nambé Falls Casino at its travel center north of Santa Fe. The facility will open in November and offer only 180 slots with the...

Published May 18, 2015

Seminoles Pursue Compact Negotiations

Following the Florida legislature's abrupt departure without renewing the Seminole compact, the tribe wrote to Governor Rick Scott (l.) and legislative leaders demanding the state resume good faith negotiations...

Published May 11, 2015

Senate Moves Forward on Bill to Stop Arizona Casino

A bill, sponsored by Arizona Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake (l.), would prevent the Tohono O’odham tribe of Arizona from operating a casino in Glendale. It is moving...

Published May 11, 2015

Connecticut Towns Watch Casino Legislation Closely

Connecticut lawmakers haven’t yet adopted a bill that would allow the state’s two gaming tribes to build up to three satellite casinos near the border with Massachusetts. Yet some...

Published May 11, 2015

Idaho Tribe Seeks to go Around Governor’s Veto of Instant Racing Bill

When Governor Butch Otter (l.) of Idaho vetoed a bill that would have banned historical or “instant” racing machines at the state’s racetracks, his action was immediately challenged by...

Published May 11, 2015

Florida Town Protests Land-Trust Application

For the third time since 2003, residents of Kendale Lakes, Florida hope to prevent the Bureau of Indian Affairs from taking into trust the Miccosukee Golf and Country Club...

Published May 11, 2015

Muckleshoot Casino Celebrates 20 Years

Now two decades old, the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, Washington was the fourth to open in the state and the first in the world to offer ticket-in, ticket-out cashless...

Published May 11, 2015