Legislators Reject Florida Special Seminole Session

Florida Governor Rick Scott (l.) said he soon may have a new Seminole gaming compact. But legislative leaders indicated they won't hold a special session to ratify it. In...

Published May 5, 2014

Western Cherokee Casino Could Cannibalize East

After it opens in spring 2015, Cherokee Valley River Casino in eastern North Carolina is expected to generate $110 million in its first year, while Harrah's Cherokee Casino in...

Published May 5, 2014

Spokane Tribe May Be Stymied in Washington

Spokane County, Washington commissioners said the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs used an old process to define the crash zone at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington. Commissioners...

Published May 5, 2014

Protestors Support Alabama Bingo Halls

Protestors gathered at the University of Alabama campus to oppose raids approved by state Attorney General Luther Strange (l.) that resulted in the closure of four bingo halls and...

Published May 5, 2014

Intertribal Battle in Oregon

The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians and the Coquille Indian tribe are at loggerheads over the Coquille’s plan to seek a casino development in Medford, Oregon. The Cow...

Published May 5, 2014

Connecticut Casinos Play Hardball to Recover Debts

Connecticut’s Indian casinos, Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun, are serious about recovering debts from gamblers who don’t honor their markers. Too serious, say some critics, who oppose placing liens...

Published May 5, 2014

Ex-Shinnecock Leaders Challenge Vote

Two former trustees of New York’s Shinnecock Indian Nation have appealed to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to mediate a longstanding dispute about what they call an illegal...

Published April 28, 2014

Americans Split on Tribal Land Rights for Gaming

A survey found Americans split on whether or not Native American tribes should be permitted to purchase land for the express purpose of building casinos.

Published April 28, 2014

Connecticut May Not Repeal Keno After All

Connecticut legislators may not repeal the introduction of keno into the state lottery, despite the fact that almost no one outside of the lottery supports it.

Published April 28, 2014

Southern California Casinos Given Environmental Pass

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has issued Final Environmental Impact Statements (FEIS) for two California tribes, the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians and the Cloverdale Rancheria...

Published April 28, 2014

Federal Judge Doesn’t Support BIA’s Chukchansi Ruling

The solution the Bureau of Indian Affairs imposed on the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California to resolve their governmental leadership crisis has been tossed out by a...

Published April 28, 2014

Potawatomi Hotel Moving Forward

A fall opening is expected for the new $150 million, 18-story, 381-room hotel at the Forest County Potawatomi Community's Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee. A 1,300-vehicle parking structure also...

Published April 28, 2014

Still Awaiting Bay Mills Ruling

Although the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community on December 2, 2013, no opinion has been issued. Observers say...

Published April 28, 2014

Idaho Tribe Opens Questionable Poker Room

A six-table poker room will open May 2 at the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's casino (l.) in Worley, Idaho, even though the state constitution bans poker. The tribe claims its...

Published April 28, 2014

Cherokees Replacing East Oklahoma Casino

Cherokee Nation Businesses will replace the Cherokee Casino Roland (l.) near the Arkansas border with a new facility including an 87,000 square foot gaming floor with 850 games, plus...

Published April 28, 2014

Alabama Tribe Claims Florida Rights

Despite an opinion that it is not recognized in Florida, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians says it has every right to develop a casino in the state. The...

Published April 28, 2014

Jamul Tribe Denies Desecration of Graves

Southern California’s Jamul Tribe of Southern California denies accusations that it is desecrating the graves of tribal members with the Hollywood Casino Jamul that it is building in San...

Published April 28, 2014

Alabama Can’t Prohibit Indian-Land Casinos

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians won a much-watched case when U.S. District Court Judge Keith Watkins recently ruled the state of Alabama does not have the authority to...

Published April 21, 2014

New Mexico Orders Governor to Recognize Apache

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez (l.) has insisted for years that the Fort Sill Apache tribe is indigenous to Oklahoma, not New Mexico. Now the state Supreme Court has...

Published April 21, 2014

Walker Receives Kenosha Decision Extension

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (l.) has an extra six months to make a decision about the Menominee Tribe's $800 million off-reservation casino in Kenosha. The new deadline, February 19,...

Published April 21, 2014