TRIBAL GAMING Archives - Page 17 of 191

North Carolina Tribe Opens Sportsbook

The Catawba Nation debuted its new 24-hour sportsbook inside the temporary Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain, North Carolina (l.). It features 30 betting kiosks and voucher redemption services.

Published September 12, 2022

Groups File Briefs For, Against Seminole-Florida Compact

The Seminole Tribe and state of Florida filed briefs supporting the 2021 gaming compact, allowing the tribe to take online sports bets from anywhere in the state. Groups such...

Published September 12, 2022

GLI Elevates Wong to Global Lottery VP

Gaming Laboratories International has promoted Angela Wong to vice president of Global Lottery Solutions. Wong is a former director of the Montana Lottery, and joined GLI in 2021 as...

Published September 5, 2022

Muckleshoot Casino Tops Off New Resort Tower

Muckleshoot Casino in Washington has installed the final beam in its new resort tower, which expects to open late next year. When complete, the tower will feature 400 rooms....

Published September 5, 2022

Indiana Tribal Casino Offers Most Slots in the State

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s Four Winds Casino (l.) in South Bend, Indiana offers 1,900 slots, more than any other Indiana casino, thanks to the recently completed 98,000-square-foot expansion...

Published September 5, 2022

Chinook Nation Lobbies Congress for Federal Recognition

Washington’s Chinook Nation is trying to spark a social media campaign to achieve federal recognition. The tribe has already been turned down for recognition by the federal Bureau of...

Published September 5, 2022

Idaho Tribe to Hold Casino Referendum

On September 23, the Shoshone Bannock Tribe will hold a referendum on a proposed $311 million, 500,000-square-foot casino on a 157-acre tract in Mountain Home, Idaho. The Shoshone-Paiute Tribe...

Published September 5, 2022

IG Report: Official Lied About Blocking Conn. Tribes from Casino

A report by the Department of the Interior’s inspector general says former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (l.) lied to investigators probing whether he wrongly blocked Connecticut tribes’ efforts to...

Published August 29, 2022

Two Temporary Nebraska Tribal Casinos Opening This Fall

Warhorse officials announced they’ll open a temporary, 400-slot casino in Lincoln, Nebraska in mid-September. And Fonner Park Race Course (l.) will open a temporary casino in Grand Island by...

Published August 22, 2022

Wisconsin Tribes Mixed On Menominee Casino

The Potawatomi Tribe strongly opposes the Menominee Nation’s proposed casino in Kenosha, Wisconsin (l.). But the Oneida Nation and Stockbridge-Munsee Nation support the Menominee’s proposal.

Published August 22, 2022

Florida Seminoles Give DeSantis Committee $1 Million

The political committee of Governor Ron DeSantis received $1 million from the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a portion of $2.225 million the committee received from July 30 through August...

Published August 22, 2022

Arizona Casino Resort Reimagined After Pandemic

The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation’s We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort (l.) has renovated, upgraded and expanded its casino floor, AAA 4-Diamond hotel, award-winning dining options and two-course golf venue.

Published August 15, 2022

Supply Chain Issues Delay Oklahoma Casinos

The Osage Nation announced its Oklahoma casinos in Bartlesville and Pawhuska (l.) will be delayed to 2023 because of supply chain issues with construction materials. Both projects started in...

Published August 15, 2022

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Acquires Govt. Contracting Firm

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has expanded its business portfolio outside of gaming with the acquisition of WWC Global, a government contracting firm based in Tampa. Exact terms have...

Published August 15, 2022

Tejon Indian Tribe Backs Prop 26 for CA Sports Betting

California’s Tejon Indian Tribe has announced its endorsement of Prop 26, which would limit sports betting in the state to tribal casinos and tracks. Like most tribes, they are...

Published August 15, 2022

North Carolina Tribal Casino Responds to Federal Investigation

The Wall Street Journal revealed the National Indian Gaming Commission is investigating the Catawba Nation’s Two Kings Casino in North Carolina (l.). Tribal officials said the probe is standard...

Published August 15, 2022

Washington Tribe Says Maverick is Attacking Sovereignty

A Washington gaming tribe, the Shoalwater Tribe, has filed a motion in federal court asking that a case brought by one of its members be dismissed. Maverick Gaming, whose...

Published August 15, 2022

Lumbee Tribe Pushes for Recognition, While Cherokees Raise Concern

North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe is making a push for federal recognition through Congress, but the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is heavily opposed, saying that Congress is a shortcut...

Published August 8, 2022

Michigan Tribe Partners With Detroit Lions

Soaring Eagle Casino (l.), owned by the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and the Detroit Lions announced a multi-year partnership. The casino will be the presenting partner...

Published August 8, 2022