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

Senecas Reveal New Brand

Seneca Gaming Corp. of New York, which operates three casinos in the state and is planning a fourth, has revealed new branding that includes new logos, a new name―Seneca...

Published September 8, 2014

Divided California Gaming Tribe Accused of Mismanaging Casino Money

An audit of a Northern California tribe, the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, has uncovered extensive irregularities. This prompted the auditor to state that its leaders “have fallen far...

Published September 8, 2014

Washington Tribe Must Pay

The Supreme Court of Washington State has ruled that tribal sovereignty does not mean the Nooksack Indian Tribe does not have to pay its debts. The tribe cited its...

Published September 8, 2014

Eastern Shawnee Tribe Reopens Bordertown

Following flood-related remodeling, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma said it will reopen Bordertown on February 1, 2015 in West Seneca, Oklahoma near the Missouri border. The casino will...

Published September 8, 2014

Seminole Revenues Reach $2.1 Billion

Based on reports to the state, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is expected to take in $2.1 billion in gaming revenues for 2014, an increase of 6.8 percent over...

Published September 8, 2014

Possible Catawba Casino Concerns Cherokees

As the Catawba Nation of South Carolina awaits a federal decision on its application to open a $339 million casino on ancestral land in North Carolina, the Eastern Band...

Published September 8, 2014

Poarch Creeks’ Earnings, Influence Growing

The Poarch Creek Indians' empire is spreading throughout Alabama and into Florida, where neither state will negotiate a gaming compact. In 2012, the tribe's gaming and hospitality operations, including...

Published September 8, 2014

California Tribe’s Casino Expansion Plans Raise Concerns

The Board of Supervisors of California’s Santa Barbara County, and Governor Jerry Brown are raising concerns about the 12-story hotel envisioned for this rural community by the Chumash tribe.

Published September 8, 2014

California Tribe Sues State Over Failure to Negotiate a Compact

California’s Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria has sued the state, accusing it of failing to negotiate a gaming compact in good faith.

Published September 8, 2014

Appeals Court to Rehear Tribe’s Appeal of its Status

Indian Country is closely watching the case of Big Lagoon Rancheria v. California, where the Supreme Court’s 2009 Carcieri v. Salazar ruling is playing a big part.

Published September 8, 2014

Southern California Tribe’s Casino Project Still Underway

Six months after breaking ground on its $360 million casino project, the Jamul Indian Village expects the 1,700-slot facility to open in 2016.

Published September 8, 2014

California Tribal Rift Leads to Takeover of Part of Casino

A faction of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians has taken over part of the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino with the help of some armed guards.

Published September 8, 2014

Twin Arrows Earns Three Green Globes

The Green Building Initiative recently awarded Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in Flagstaff, Arizona its Three Green Gloves environment rating, for energy efficiency, sustainable practices and green architecture. Derrick...

Published September 8, 2014

Southern California Casinos Catering to Filipino Seniors

Casinos in Southern California are going out of their way to cater to a grower Asian senior clientele. This includes busing them for two hours.

Published September 8, 2014

Alabama May Consider Gaming Compact

In Alabama, "everything is on the table," even a possible gaming compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, who operate three Alabama casinos. Some Republicans who repeatedly have...

Published August 25, 2014

Legislators Want Walker Decision

One year ago the Bureau of Indian Affairs approved the Menominee Tribe's application to take land into trust for an off-reservation casino in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Governor Scott Walker, who...

Published August 25, 2014