Tribes Hopeful About Senate Chairman of Indian Affairs

Progress being made by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and it’s chairman, Senator John Barrasso (l.), has given hope to tribes that this session will prove a fruitful...

Published April 27, 2015

Fort Sill Apaches Seek High Court Reversal

The Fort Sill Apache recently asked the New Mexico Supreme Court to reverse its ruling that Governor Susana Martinez is not required to sign a compact with the tribe....

Published April 27, 2015

Virginia Tribe Awaiting Federal Recognition

The Pamunkey Tribe in Virginia will have to wait until late July to find out if it will receive federal recognition, due to charges of gender and racial discrimination....

Published April 27, 2015

Outlet Mall is Part of Foxwoods Diversification

Foxwoods is hoping that diversification will help it resist an assault by competition from just about every direction in New England. The Connecticut tribe will soon open the Tanger...

Published April 27, 2015

Debt May Force Nooksack River Closure

The Nooksack River Casino in Deming, Washington, owned by the Nooksack Indian Tribe's Nooksack Business Corporation, could be forced to close due to $15 million in unpaid loans. When...

Published April 27, 2015

Oneida Casino Names Venues

“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” themed Yellow Brick Road Casino, owned by New York’s Oneida Nation, has revealed the themes and names for the venues inside the casino. The...

Published April 27, 2015

Washington Casino Smoke-Free Wing Completed

Non-smokers now can enjoy gambling at the new two-story, 40,000 square foot smoke-free wing at the Nisqually Indian Tribe 's Red Wind Casino in Olympia, Washington. The wing includes...

Published April 27, 2015

Arizona Adds Hurdle to Glendale Casino

The efforts of the Tohono O'odham Nation to build an off-reservation casino in Glendale, Arizona hit another roadblock last week when a state official said he would not issue...

Published April 20, 2015

New Mexico Governor Signs Compacts With Gaming Tribes

Governor Susana Martinez last week signed a 22-year compact with five of New Mexico’s gaming tribes. Others are expected to follow before the existing compact expires in June of...

Published April 20, 2015

California Gaming Recovering From Recession

The Indian gaming industry in California has bounced back strongly from the last half decade of recession and is poised to beat old records sometime in the next few...

Published April 20, 2015

Judge Moves Forward on Trial Against Casino Raiders

The 15 law enforcement and military professionals who took part in an armed raid on the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California on October 9 will stand...

Published April 20, 2015

San Diego Tribe Defends Right to Offer Online Poker

The Santa Ysabel tribe continues to fight for its right to offer online poker from a website based on the reservation. Although it was order to shut the site...

Published April 20, 2015

Maine Tribe Seeks Casino Rights

The Houlton Band of Mailiseet Indians in Maine has asked the legislature to approve of a bill that would allow it to operate a casino. It has specifically asked...

Published April 20, 2015

Oneida’s Wizard of Oz Casino Delayed

After some controversy surrounding the Wizard of Oz themed Yellow Brick Road Casino in Chittenango, the Oneida Nation has pushed back the opening until later this year. Chittenango was...

Published April 20, 2015

Tribe-City Conflict Continues in Minnesota

The battle continues between the Fond du Lac Band and the city of Duluth. The National Indian Gaming Commission ordered the tribe to stop its $6 million annual revenue...

Published April 20, 2015

Ho-Chunk Propose Cultural Destination

With its deep roots in the Madison, Wisconsin area, the Ho-Chunk Nation is considering establishing a cultural destination on 47 acres at the tribe's Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison casino. Other...

Published April 20, 2015

Public Weighs In On South Bend Casino

The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs' public meeting attracted more than 200 people wishing to express their opinion about a proposed $480 million casino and tribal village in South...

Published April 20, 2015

Report Says Connecticut Could Lose Millions to Neighboring States

A report by New England gaming expert Clyde Barrow (l.) predicts dire economic ills for Connecticut if it doesn’t build several small casinos to try to keep players inside...

Published April 13, 2015

Wisconsin Tribe Pitches Sports Complex

The Ho-Chunk Indians, owners of a lucrative casino in the Wisconsin capital of Madison, are talking with city officials and other stakeholders about developing 48 prime acres the tribe...

Published April 13, 2015

All for One, and Oneida for All

The Oneida Indian Nation has written a letter to the New York Gaming Commission in the hopes of rescinding the gaming license which would see the Lago Resort &...

Published April 13, 2015