TRIBAL GAMING
Land owned by Quinault Nation member Roberta Law Ross was placed in trust in the 1920s. Now family members want to pursue a casino on the 0.79-acre site—but there's...
Seminoles’ Empire Grows Beyond Gambling
Looking ahead to a future where gambling revenue may not be as secure, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is expanding its operations to cattle, seafood, beverages, wine, construction and...
Supreme Court Decision Already Having Impact
Since the U.S. Supreme Court declared Native American tribes are sovereign nations that can't be sued, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe applied to the Interior Department to have its...
NIGC Takes Hits
The National Indian Gaming Commission did not have a good week. The recently federally recognized Fort Sill Apache Tribe has sued the in federal court for its failure, after...
NY Towns Take the Money
Several cities and towns in Oneida and Madison counties in New York State have agreed to accept funding from Oneida Nation gaming revenues to compensate for income lost when...
Connecticut Fights Amended Recognition Guidelines
The Constitution State is ready to fight any change to federal law that would relax the U.S. government’s requirements for recognition of Indian tribes. Under the new guidelines, three...
California Tribe Remains Dangerously Divided Over who is Running it
Two factions of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians in Northern California remain locked in a power struggle that caused the newly appointed police chief, Clay Parker to quit...
Halbritter v. Tenney: Round 2
The Oneida Indian Nation is striking back against a politician who opposed the historic 2013 settlement deal between the state of New York and the tribe that runs Turning...
Wetlands to be Restored Next to California Casino
An ambitious wetlands restoration project of almost 1,000 acres has begun next to the Graton casino in Rohnert Park, California.
Choctaw Casino Debuts Oasis Pool
The 11,000 square foot Oasis recently opened at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, featuring two swim-up bars, a grotto with a fireplace and waterfall, food service and...
Paragon Casino Celebrates 20 Years
Since Paragon Casino Resort opened in Marksville, Louisiana in 1994, its square footage has expanded more than 10 times. Today it includes a 64,000 square foot gaming floor with...
NIGA Watches Congress After Bay Mills
Following the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, upholding tribal sovereign immunity, the National Indian Gaming Association Chairman Ernie Stevens (l.) said his organization...
Seminoles Cancel Bank Purchase
The Seminole Tribe of Florida wants to buy a bank where it could deposit its $2 billion in annual gaming revenues and use the cash liquidity to make loans,...
North Dakota Cancels Grand Forks Casino
North Dakota officials recently told Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians leaders that the state would not make exceptions to state law and allow an off-reservation casino in Grand...
New York Tribal Land Deal Ruffles Feathers
An agreement between the Saint Regis Mohawks, New York State, and St. Lawrence County was meant to settle longstanding disputes between the Indians and the local governments. The fallout...
California Casino to Default on Bonds
River Rock Casino, which has been hit hard by the opening of a massive rival in Northern California, has announced that it will default on its May bond payments.
Mohegan Tribe Will Soon Only Pay Itself
When 2015 dawns, the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut will have finished paying off the casino development company that helped it build and manage the Mohegan Sun, Trading Cove Associates....
Arkansas Choices Expand
Western Arkansas, an area devoid of casinos, is the target of Native American casinos across the border in Oklahoma. Those casinos are adding more options to serve the expanded...
Indian Casino Closest to Yellowstone Park Wins TripAdvisor Award
Wyoming's biggest casino, WindRiver, recently received TripAdvisor's 2014 Certificate of Excellence Award, an honor bestowed upon only 10 percent of TripAdvisor's featured listings. Operated by the Northern Arapaho Tribe,...
Foxwoods Begins Showing Theatrical Shows
Foxwoods will welcome its first theatrical offering, Menopause the Musical to its 1,200 seat Fox Theater. Could a Tony nomination be far behind?