Family Desires Casino On Trust Land

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...

Published June 23, 2014

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...

Published June 23, 2014

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...

Published June 16, 2014

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...

Published June 16, 2014

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...

Published June 16, 2014

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...

Published June 16, 2014

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...

Published June 16, 2014

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...

Published June 16, 2014

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.

Published June 16, 2014

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...

Published June 16, 2014

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...

Published June 16, 2014

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...

Published June 9, 2014

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,...

Published June 9, 2014

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