TRIBAL GAMING
The Martha’s Vineyard town of Aquinnah has asked to be allowed to join the lawsuit between the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and the State of Massachusetts over...
Progress At Oklahoma Indian Casinos
Stream-bed issues requiring approval from the Army Corps of Engineers will push the opening of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's $335 million River Spirit Casino (l.) in Tulsa to 2016....
Twin Arrows Receives Four- Diamond Status
AAA recently bestowed upon Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in Flagstaff, Arizona its coveted Four Diamond Rating for its unique architecture, customer satisfaction and Navajo influences in amenities and...
Interior Rejects Application From Kansas Tribe
The Kansas Attorney General's office said the Wyandotte Nation's application to have land in Park City taken into federal trust has been rejected by the Interior Department. Officials said...
New Senate Indian Committee Chairman: Fixing Carcieri Will Be Tough
Jon Tester (l.), the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has a lot on his plate, including the herculean task of convincing fellow senators to support...
BIA Ruling Moves Arizona Casino Closer to Reality
A just-released ruling by the Department of the Interior makes it more likely that the Tohono O'odham tribe of Arizona will be able to build its proposed casino in...
Rival Tribal Factions to Settle Dispute With Election
The rift that threatened to tear the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California to pieces with potential bloodshed could be healed by an election that rival factions have...
Duluth Council Considers Casino Resolution
Duluth, Minnesota recently imposed a street fee to replace the $6 million in annual revenue it received from the Fond du Lac tribe's downtown casino, until the tribe stopped...
Ho-Chunk Tribe Maintains Payouts
Ho-Chunk tribal legislators recently voted not to change how trust fund money, generated by successful casino operations, is distributed to 18-year-olds who graduate high school. The payouts frequently are...
Counselor Billed For Time At Casino
Investigators used mental health counselor Annie G. King's player card at the Hard Rock Tulsa to determine she was gambling there while charging $14,000 for fake appointments at Oklahoma...
Congressmen Support Catawba Application
Three U.S. Congressmen—with no North Carolina connections—and former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (l.) recently asked the U.S. Interior Department to approve the land-trust application of the South Carolina-based...
Politicians Seek Out, Scorn Tribal Donations
Some Republican candidates for national and statewide offices in Alabama seek out and happily accept donations from Native American tribes. Others refuse to accept money from tribes connected with...
Choctaw Case Goes Back To State Court
The MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians wanted a federal court to hear its case regarding the Mobile County, Alabama Sheriff's Office's seizure of 50 gaming machines in 2013. The...
North California Casino Ready to Pay off Loan
This could be a record: The Graton Rancheria of Northern California has positioned itself to pay off its $200-million redevelopment loan seven months after opening the Graton Resort and...
Senecas Open New York Mini-Casino
Seneca Gaming Corp., based in western New York, has opened its newest gaming facility, the Oil Spring Casino in the town of Cuba. The mini-casino has 100 slot machines...
BIA Clears Way for Arizona Casino
The Indian Affairs division of the Interior Department last week indicated it would approve the request of the Tohono O’odham Nation to take a plot of land into trust...
Federal Court Agrees With Massachusetts Tribe About Jurisdiction
A federal judge agrees with the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) that its lawsuit with the state of Massachusetts over its desire to build a Class II casino...
California Wants to Maintain Firearms Ban at Tribal Casino
A two-week federal restraining order banning firearms within 300 feet of the Rolling Hills Casino has done such a good job of maintaining the peace on the strife-torn reservation...
Cowlitz Tribe To Upgrade Site—Maybe
The Cowlitz Tribe wants to spend $30 million to develop its 152-acre tract in Clark County, Washington, which the Department of Interior has taken into federal trust. But the...
California Tribe Waits for Legislature to Ratify Compact
Twelve years after beginning its efforts to build a casino, the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe is waiting for the California legislature to act on its gaming compact with the...