Positive Signs for Tribal Casino in Kenosha

Wisconsin's Menominee Tribe likely will get the go-ahead to proceed with a proposed $800 million off-reservation casino in Kenosha that would be financed by the Florida Seminole Tribe through...

Published December 22, 2014

Wyandotte Casino Expansion Celebrated with Grand Opening

A large, excited crowd was on hand as Wyandotte Casino showcased a $7 million expansion on December 4. The 25,000 square foot expansion, which features a club, VIP lounge,...

Published December 22, 2014

Nebraska Tribe Makes Casino Employees Repay Bonuses

Nebraska’s Winnebago tribal council is making staffers of the WinnaVegas Casino Resort paid overtime and bonuses to return the money until it can be determined if the method of...

Published December 22, 2014

Troubled California Casino to Redeem Tickets and Chips

California’s Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino will open its doors for one day to make good on the commitment to pay patrons who left the casino November 9 still...

Published December 22, 2014

Shoshone Rose Casino Hotel, Expansion Underway

Wyoming's Eastern Shoshone Tribe is adding a 65-room hotel with conference rooms and a restaurant as well as table games and hundreds of slot machines to its Shoshone Rose...

Published December 22, 2014

Tulalip Tribes Accuse Washington State of Violating Compact

Tulalip Tribes earlier this month appealed a federal court ruling that allows Washington State to give more favorable terms to another tribe seeking to expand its lottery gaming terminals....

Published December 22, 2014

Washington Stillaguamish Tribe Finishes Hotel Project

The Stillaguamish Tribe is opening a new hotel at its Angel of the Winds casino in Arlington, Washington, in hopes of boosting visitation among visitors from Seattle and Canada....

Published December 22, 2014

Foxwoods Seeks to Extend Hours For Alcohol

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...

Published December 22, 2014

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...

Published December 15, 2014

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...

Published December 15, 2014

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....

Published December 15, 2014

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...

Published December 15, 2014

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...

Published December 15, 2014

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...

Published December 15, 2014

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...

Published December 15, 2014

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...

Published December 15, 2014

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...

Published December 15, 2014

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...

Published December 15, 2014

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...

Published December 15, 2014

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...

Published December 15, 2014