TRIBAL GAMING
Foxwoods Resort Casino sees nothing but good business sense in extending the hours of alcohol sales, but its CEO Felix Rappaport says it will leave that decision up to...
Opponent Still Gunning for Gun Lake Tribe
Prior to the Gun Lake Casino (l.) opening in 2011 in Wayland Township, Michigan, non-Indian David Patchak sought a monetary settlement from the Gun Lake tribe, claiming it tribe...
Legislators Not Pressured Over Seminole Compact
A budget surplus is taking the heat off Florida legislators to renew the Seminole compact, which lets the Seminole Tribe have exclusive rights to card games at its casinos...
NIGC Approves Quapaw Kansas Expansion
The National Indian Gaming Commission will allow the Oklahoma-based Quapaw Tribe to expand its Downstream Casino (l.) into Kansas. The tribe is one of the few in the U.S....
Conservatives Fault Walker’s Decision Process
The conservative group Wisconsin Family Action recently said Governor Scott Walker seems to have "abandoned his promise to Wisconsin voters" that he would not allow the Menominee Tribe's proposed...
Tohono O’odham Start Casino Construction
The Tohono O'odham Gaming Enterprise has begun construction of the first phase of its $400 million casino resort in Glendale, Arizona. A temporary gaming area, to be completed within...
Eastern Shoshone Announce $25 Million Expansion
Eastern Shoshone officials announced a $25 million expansion, including a 65-room hotel, at the Shoshone Rose Casino (l.) near Lander, Wyoming, on the reservation the tribe shares with the...
Connecticut Gaming Tribes Meet With Lawmakers
Representatives of the Connecticut’s two casino resorts met with legislators last week to discuss possibly adding to that number as a defense against casinos that will soon be built...
Trend in Indian Casinos Diversifying
As gaming proliferates in the United States, many gaming tribes are seeking to diversify by building retail operations that complement gaming while also protecting the tribes’ assets in case...
Rhode Island Tribe Appeals Casino Law
A Rhode Island tribe that wants to operate its own casino is challenging the state’s right to operate two slots casinos through private companies. The Narragansett tribe has taken...
Michigan Will Sue Tribal Leaders
A federal judge will dismiss four counts in Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette's 2012 lawsuit against the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Schuette said the tribe's proposed...
Alabama Rep Wants Lottery, Compact
In Alabama, state Rep. Craig Ford (l.) said in the next legislative session he once again will introduce a bill establishing a lottery to help fund education. Ford also...
Court Challenge to Hire of Disgraced Ex-Treasurer
The Mashantucket tribal court will decide a challenge to a man hired by the Foxwoods Resort Casino who was once convicted of misusing $178,000 in casino funds when he...
Morongo Casino Celebrates 10 Years
The tallest building in Riverside County, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, celebrated its 10-year anniversary this week.
Kuro Coming To Seminole Hard Rock
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood will open the $12 million Kuro upscale Japanese restaurant in January. Alex Becker, also the resort's culinary director who has worked...
Walker, Potawatomi Sign Compact Amendment
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (l.) and the Forest County Potawatomi signed a compact amendment requiring the state to cover losses at the tribe's Milwaukee casino caused by the proposed...
Navajo Nation Buys Land Near Casino
The Navajo Nation will purchase for $980,000 about 67 acres located less than one mile east from its Northern Edge Navajo Casino near Farmington, New Mexico. President Ben Shelly...
Supreme Court Upholds California Tribe’s Compact
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal of a challenge to the legal status of the gaming compact of the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California....
Montana Tribes Announce Gaming Expansion
A $27.4 million expansion project will begin next year at a new facility that will replace the Gray Wolf Peak Casino (l.) in Evaro, Montana, owned by the Confederated...
MGM, Legislators Against Tribe’s Recognition
The Pamunkeys want to be Virginia's first federally recognized tribe—not to open a casino, but to protect fishing rights. But a now-repealed tribal law banning intermarriage with blacks has...