California Tribe Seeks Federal Intervention

California’s North Fork Mono Rancheria, having failed to convince the voters to support its tribal state gaming compact, is resorting to the federal courts to be allowed to build...

Published April 13, 2015

Tracks vs. Tribe in Idaho Instant Racing Fight

The Idaho legislature voted to repeal a law that allows the state’s racetracks to operate slot-like machine games. The Coeur D’Alene Tribe backed the ban. But the tracks say...

Published April 13, 2015

Conn. Senator Changes Mind on Federal Recognition

Connecticut U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, who strongly urged last year that a “third party veto” provision be included in proposed rules for recognizing Indian tribes, now thinks that veto...

Published April 6, 2015

Law That Would Halt Arizona Casino Advances

A law designed to stop the Tohono O’odham nation’s Glendale casino in its tracks has passed the first hurdle in the House of Representatives and has been sent to...

Published April 6, 2015

Indian Gaming Revenue Sets New Record

Indian gaming revenues set a new record in 2013, but its increases are nearly flat, according to Casino City’s annual Indian Gaming Report.

Published April 6, 2015

New Mexico Supreme Court Denies Petition

The Oklahoma-based Fort Sill Apache Tribe's petition to force New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez to sign a gambling compact was denied by the New Mexico Supreme Court. The tribe...

Published April 6, 2015

Beloit, Ho-Chunk Extend Casino Pact

Awaiting the U.S. Department of Interior's approval of the Ho-Chunk Nation's casino application, the city council of Beloit, Wisconsin extended the intergovernmental agreement between the city, county and tribe...

Published April 6, 2015

California Gambling Enforcers Step Aside Citing Conflicts

Two California gaming enforcement commissioners, including commission Chairman Richard Lopes (l.), are stepping aside from deciding if Robert Lytle, the man they once worked for when he was the...

Published April 6, 2015

Oklahoma Attorney General Petitions Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to have the final word on whether or not the Kialegee Tribal Town can open a casino in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. State Attorney...

Published April 6, 2015

Michigan Tribe Asks Court To Dismiss Casino Suit

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians filed a motion in U.S. District Court to dismiss Michigan's lawsuit against individual tribal officials involved in the tribe's efforts to...

Published April 6, 2015

Montana’s Fort Peck Casino On Hold

The Fort Peck Tribe's proposed $33 million Buffalo River Casino in Fort Kipp, Montana, is on hold following the results of a straw poll held by the tribal executive...

Published April 6, 2015

Oklahoma Cherokees Announce Hard Rock Renovation

The board of directors at Cherokee Nation Businesses has unanimously approved a three-phase, $6.9 million renovation project at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, Oklahoma. The project will...

Published April 6, 2015

BIA To Take South Bend Comments

The public will have a chance to comment on the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians' proposed $480 million casino in South Bend, Indiana on April 14. The draft environmental...

Published April 6, 2015

Duluth Loses Another Round In Court

The city of Duluth recently lost another round its six-year battle against the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. A federal judge said the National Indian Gaming...

Published April 6, 2015

Suquamish Tribe Leases Casino Parking

The Suquamish Tribe will lease to Kitsap Transit 96 parking stalls at the tribe's Clearwater Casino parking lot in Suquamish, Washington for $96 a year for 20 years. The...

Published April 6, 2015

Senator Introduces Carcieri ‘Fix’

Indian tribes outraged by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Carcieri v. Salazar ruling are pinning their hopes on a “Carcieri fix” introduced by Senator Jon Tester. But the road to...

Published March 30, 2015

Downstream Quits Ruffin Kansas Venture

Casino mogul Phil Ruffin will pursue the Emerald City Casino in Kansas on his own. The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma and Chairman John Berrey (l.) Downstream Casino quit a...

Published March 30, 2015

Necessity has Brought Connecticut Casino Rivals Together

Strange bedfellows might be one way to describe the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Mohegan Tribe, who have been forced to cooperate with each other in order to fight...

Published March 30, 2015

California Tribe Tries to Overturn Voters’ Verdict

A tribe whose gaming compact with California was overturned by the voters last November has filed a lawsuit to force the state to negotiate another one. The North Fork...

Published March 30, 2015

Many Barriers Remain for Washington Casino

The Cowlitz tribe of Washington has fought long and hard to build its $510 million casino resort (l.) in La Center. The tribe is declaring victory, but opponents aren’t...

Published March 30, 2015