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...

Published June 9, 2014

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...

Published June 9, 2014

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.

Published June 9, 2014

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....

Published June 9, 2014

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...

Published June 9, 2014

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,...

Published June 9, 2014

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?

Published June 9, 2014

New BIA Rules For Granting Tribal Recognition Spark Concerns

New rules for determining when to give Indian tribes federal recognition are generating controversy among state officials who see many more casinos on the horizon. Assistant Secretary for Indian...

Published June 2, 2014

Developers Release Kenosha Casino Plans

Although Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has not approved it, officials revealed the Menominee Tribe's proposed $810 million Hard Rock hotel and casino in Kenosha (l.) will include a 400,000...

Published June 2, 2014

St. Regis Mohawks Expand New York Territory

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York State has reached an agreement with the Cuomo administration and St. Lawrence County lawmakers to buy about 5,000 acres of land...

Published June 2, 2014

Ho-Chunk Wants To Join Lawsuit

Ho-Chunk Inc. and other groups trying to bring a casino to downtown Sioux City (Ho Chunk’s Warrior Casino Hotel at left), Iowa asked a Polk County judge to let...

Published June 2, 2014

Seneca Gaming to Run Southern Tier New York Casino

The owners of a resort in Union, New York, now vying for one of four casino licenses up for grabs in the state, has announced it has brought in...

Published June 2, 2014

Awaiting Margaritaville, River Spirit Renovates

Major renovations are under way at the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's River Spirit Casino in Tulsa, including a Johnny Rockets diner opening by June 30, plus updating, moving or adding...

Published June 2, 2014

Idaho Tribe Claims Poker is a Skill Game

A tribe in Idaho, the Coeur d’Alene, asserts that the state can’t sue it for offering Texas hold 'em poker because it is a game of skill.

Published June 2, 2014

Carolina Tribes Collaborate On Construction, Recognition

The South Carolina-based Catawba Tribe hired Metcon, a Lumbee Indian contractor in North Carolina, to build its new bingo hall. Meanwhile, as the Catawbas await approval from the Interior...

Published June 2, 2014

Connecticut Tribes Fighting Effects of Competition

Massachusetts plans four casinos and other neighboring states of Connecticut are building new casinos as well. Competition is threatening the long dominance of the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort...

Published June 2, 2014

California Tribe’s Power Struggle Causes Casino to Close

Another California tribe, the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, has become embroiled in a power struggle between factions; a struggle that has led to its Rolling Hills Casino (l.)...

Published May 26, 2014

Senecas Shelve Plan for 4th Casino

The Seneca Nation of Indians bought 32 acres in the town of Henrietta, New York last month, with plans to build a fourth casino in the state. Widespread opposition...

Published May 26, 2014

Northern California Tribe Plans $320 Million Casino

The Northern California Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians says it plans to go forward with plans for a $320 million casino in Cloverdale, poised to challenge the largest casino...

Published May 26, 2014

Winemakers Unite To Fight Casino in Napa Valley

Winemakers in California’s Napa Valley like their agricultural valley just the way it is. They are prepared to fight the Mishewal Wappo Tribe of Alexander Valley, which has sued...

Published May 26, 2014