NIGC Issues Certificate to Seminoles

The Seminole tribe of Florida has been granted the right of self-regulation by the National Indian Gaming Commission. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act gives the NIGC the power to...

Published October 27 2014

Creek Casino to Get $65M Upgrade

The Creek Casino Montgomery, Alabama is planning a $65 million upgrade of the property that will include a new hotel, a new event center and three new restaurants. One...

Published October 27 2014

Arizona Tribe Shot Down by Judge on Gaming Compact

A federal judge rejected an argument by New Mexico’s Pojoaque Pueblo to obtain a new gaming compact with the U.S. Interior Department without the approval of the state. The...

Published October 20, 2014

California Casino Remains Closed a Week After Showdown

A California casino, Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, is losing $1 million every day it doesn’t operate continues to be closed at the orders of a federal judge who...

Published October 20, 2014

Proposition Aimed at One Tribe Could Affect All of California

One tribe in California will directly benefit if Proposition 48 passes: the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians. But the referendum could have massive effects on Indian gaming in...

Published October 20, 2014

Walker’s Delayed Decision Frustrates Lawmakers

Wisconsin legislators and others are becoming increasingly frustrated with Governor Scott Walker's slow pace in making a decision about the proposed Menominee casino in Kenosha. Walker (l.), who's running...

Published October 20, 2014

BIA Seeks Comments on San Diego Tribe’s Trust Application

The federal government is seeking comments on a fee to trust application for a San Diego, California tribe, the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians that wants...

Published October 20, 2014

Oglala Sioux, South Dakota Negotiating Compact

Within two months, a new gaming compact between the state of South Dakota and the Oglala Sioux Tribe is expected to be approved. The agreement would allow the tribe...

Published October 20, 2014

Some Tribes Anxiously Await New Federal Recognition Rules

Tribes that have been waiting decades for the federal government to reform its rules for recognition have hopes that new rules proposed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs new...

Published October 20, 2014

Northern Arapaho Gaming Compact Extended

The Northern Arapaho tribe recently was granted a 20-year extension by the U.S. Department of Interior to operate the Wind River Casino on its Casper, Wyoming reservation. Tribal officials...

Published October 20, 2014

Funding, Environmental Impact Challenge Project

The Nez Perce tribe wants to build a $14 million interchange its Clearwater River Casino, three miles east of Lewiston, Idaho. But funding the project and making sure it...

Published October 20, 2014

Some Gaming Tribes Concerned About GAO Casino Audit

Many gaming tribe officials are apprehensive about what may result from a multi-year study of Indian gaming by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). They fear the report may lead...

Published October 13, 2014

Opponents of California Casino Compact Have Outraised Proponents

California’s Proposition 48 will give voters a chance to approve or disapprove of off-reservation casinos. The tribe that wants such a casino, the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians,...

Published October 13, 2014

Gun Lake Breathes Easier

A looming court decision that could have closed the Gun Lake casino in Michigan was negated last week as President Barack Obama signed a bill that ends the litigation...

Published October 13, 2014

Three At Osage Casinos Lose Licenses

As part of an ongoing investigation into alleged gaming violations, the Osage Nation Gaming Commission suspended the gaming licenses of interim Chief Executive Officer Joseph Olujic, Chief Financial Officer...

Published October 13, 2014

Griffith Would Negotiate Tribal Compact

The Democratic candidate for governor of Alabama, Parker Griffith (l.), recently said he would negotiate a compact with the Poarch Creek Indians if he's elected. He said the tribe...

Published October 13, 2014

Judge Hears Tiguas Contempt Arguments

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone said she will issue a written ruling whether she will grant the state of Texas' request to shut down two entertainment centers operated by...

Published October 13, 2014

Public Meeting Set For Michigan Casino

The public will have a chance to comment on a proposed off-reservation casino Wakefield Township, Michigan on October 22 at the Indianhead Mountain Ski Resort, which the Lac Vieux...

Published October 13, 2014

California’s Prop. 48 Impacts More Than One Tribe

When Californians vote on Proposition 48, which addresses a gaming compact between the state and the North Fork Tribe of Mono Indians, more than just that tribe will be...

Published October 6, 2014

Groups Sue Arizona City Over Referendum

Groups opposed to the Tohono O'odham Nation's $400 million casino resort in Glendale, Arizona sued the city and City Clerk Pam Hanna for rejecting their referendums, which would ask...

Published October 6, 2014