Maine Studies 3rd Casino; Tribes Want In

Does Maine need another casino? Lawmakers asked a consulting firm to study the issue and make recommendations about the potential success of a third gaming hall. The study says...

Published September 22, 2014

Tribal Casinos Fight Labor Laws

The Saginaw Chippewa tribe in Michigan has challenged the National Labor Relations Board in federal appeals court. At issue is tribal sovereignty versus the right of private-sector workers to...

Published September 22, 2014

Oklahoma Judge Hears Cherokee Rebuttals

In its efforts to keep the United Keetoowah Band's Tahlequah, Oklahoma casino closed and to prevent the land it sits on from being taken into federal trust, the Cherokee...

Published September 22, 2014

Choctaw Hotel Tower Loses 8 Stories

Due to permitting issues with the Federal Aviation Administration, Choctaw Nation officials announced the new hotel at its Choctaw Casino and Resort (l.) in Durant, Oklahoma will be 14...

Published September 22, 2014

Seminole Hard Rock Holds Job Fairs

One hundred workers will be needed at the new Japanese restaurant opening at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, where four job fairs will be...

Published September 22, 2014

Federal Judge Upholds Idaho Poker ban

A U.S. District Judge has granted the state of Idaho an injunction to prevent the Coeur d’Alene Casino from offering poker, which the state contends violates its constitution. Tribal...

Published September 15, 2014

Kaw Nation Opens Oklahoma Casino

After a 24-year effort, SouthWind Casino Braman recently debuted in north central Oklahoma on the Kansas state line. Currently housed in a modular building, the casino offers 100 Class...

Published September 15, 2014

California’s ‘Off Reservation’ Election Attracts Money

Proposition 48, which would approve of the gaming compact of California’s first off-reservation casino, is attracting large amounts of campaign money from opponents and proponents.

Published September 15, 2014

Wisconsin Voters Support Menominee Casino

A majority of voters—49 percent to 35 percent—support the proposed $810 million off-reservation Menominee casino in Kenosha, Wisconsin, according to a recent Marquette Law School poll. Governor Scott Walker...

Published September 15, 2014

Cherokee Nation Expanding Beyond Gaming

With the announcement of three new development projects totaling more than $270 million, the Cherokee Nation is looking beyond gaming to create jobs and sustain growth. The tribe has...

Published September 15, 2014

Some California Counties Oppose New Rules to Recognize Tribes

Some counties in California are wary of proposed federal rules that would ease the way for recognition of new Indian tribes. They fear that heretofore unrecognized tribes would add...

Published September 15, 2014

Alabama Official In Alleged Laundering Plot

In August Politico published a Republican State Leadership Committee memo indicating Alabama Republicans met with the Poarch Creek tribe, which subsequently donated more than $1 million to the group....

Published September 15, 2014

Gaming Tribe in Spat With Businessman It Bought Casino Site From

A California gaming tribe that had to spend $200 million to get the land for its Graton Resort and Casino (l.) is still so mad about the price that...

Published September 15, 2014

NY County Exec: No Salt for You

A top lawmaker in Oneida County, NY has excluded the towns of Vernon and Verona from a longstanding winter salt-and-plow contract. The reason? The towns are suing to block...

Published September 15, 2014

Walker Urged To Approve Casino Now

Supporters of the Menominee Tribe's proposed $810 million, off-reservation casino in Kenosha, Wisconsin recently held a rally urging Republican Governor Scott Walker (l.) to approve the project and provide...

Published September 8, 2014

Foxwoods on Brink of Default

The Mashantucket Pequot tribe, owner of the largest resort casino in the U.S., is increasingly burdened by debt―a billion dollars and counting―and may face a near-term default on loan...

Published September 8, 2014

Aquinnah Tribe Claims it Never Gave up Gaming Rights

The Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard in legal briefs filed in a federal lawsuit claims it never gave up its rights to offer gaming on the island. Chairwoman...

Published September 8, 2014

Southeastern Kansas Casino Getting Attention

Developers have avoided Kansas' southeastern region due to competition from the Quapaw Tribe's Downstream Casino Resort in Oklahoma, whose parking lot is in Kansas. The legislature lowered the required...

Published September 8, 2014

Cherokee Nation Expands in Oklahoma

The Cherokee Nation is growing in Oklahoma with its eighth and ninth casinos. The eighth will be a $10 million, 17,000 square foot facility in South Coffeyville, near the...

Published September 8, 2014

Status Reviewed In Gun Lake Lawsuit

Attorneys met to review the status of David Patchak's lawsuit against the government and the Gun Lake Tribe whose Wayland, Michigan casino potentially could be closed if Patchak prevails....

Published September 8, 2014