Senator Introduces Carcieri ‘Fix’ Legislation

For five years the Carcieri v. Salazar decision by the U.S. Supreme Court has been an irritant and an outrage to many Indian tribes. Senator Jon Tester (l.), chairman...

Published April 14, 2014

California Tribe Plans $100 million Casino Expansion

A tribe in California’s Santa Barbara County, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, is pushing a plan that would allow it to spend $100 million to increase the...

Published April 14, 2014

Group Opposes North Carolina Casino

Opponents of a proposed Catawba Nation casino near Kings Mountain (l.) say economic promises from the tribe are inflated, and a local gaming hall will cannibalize local business. But...

Published April 14, 2014

Southern California Casino Holds Ribbon Cutting

Harrah’s Resort Southern California last week held a ribbon cutting for its $160 million renovation and the unveiling of its new hotel tower.

Published April 14, 2014

Wisconsin Governor Continues to Stall Casino Decision

It’s Democrat gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke (l.) versus incumbent Republican Scott Walker on the subject of a Menominee Indian casino in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Walker can’t make up his mind...

Published April 14, 2014

Duluth Files Suit Against Fond Du Lac Band

A federal lawsuit was filed by the city of Duluth because the city contends Fond du Lac Band is dodging its financial responsibilities in a dispute that stretches back...

Published April 14, 2014

Southern California Casino Opens Bingo Hall Amidst Outlets

Southern California’s Viejas Casino and Resort has opened what may be the first bingo hall in a shopping mall, the Viejas Outlets. The bingo hall has 400 seats and...

Published April 14, 2014

Arizona Gaming Tribe Celebrates Centennial of Reservation

Arizona’s Tohono O’odham Nation is celebrating its centennial and the 30th anniversary of its first casino, Desert Diamond (l.) in Tucson. The tribe is also awaiting final resolution on...

Published April 14, 2014

California County Seeks to Discover if Tribe Plans a Casino

Officials in a Northern California county, Sonoma are trying to find out if the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians is trying to put 277 acres near Petaluma...

Published April 14, 2014

Poarch Call On Florida Governor To Negotiate Compact

The Poarch Band has written Governor Rick Scott (l.) a letter in the hopes they can meet with Scott to discuss a Class III gaming compact.

Published April 14, 2014

New Casino Proposed Near Prescott Arizona

Arizona's Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe has announced plans for a new resort casino on a 12-acre site near Prescott Arizona. The proposed casino would offer 50,000 square feet of casino...

Published April 14, 2014

Senator Pulls Plug On Expanded Florida Gambling

In the midst of a budget meeting, Florida State Senator Garrett Richter (l.) announced that comprehensive gambling reform legislation was dead for the year, due to extended compact negotiations...

Published April 7, 2014

Menominee Casino Study Price Triples

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's administration hired the law firm Dykema Gossett last year for $500,000 to study the impact of the proposed $800 million Menominee casino in Kenosha. Now...

Published April 7, 2014

South Carolina Tribe Loses Video Poker Argument

The Catawba Indian Nation cannot offer video poker on its reservation under the same law that allows gambling cruises, said the South Carolina Supreme Court. Under a 1993 agreement,...

Published April 7, 2014

South Dakota Casino Launches Re-branding Campaign

In an effort to boost recognition in Rapid City and improve its reputation as an unsafe environment, the Prairie Wind Casino (l.) recently launched a major re-branding campaign. The...

Published April 7, 2014

Arizona City Softens Casino Opposition

The city of Glendale, Arizona once fought to keep the Tohono O’odham tribe from developing a casino in the community. Some members of City Council are now seeing the...

Published April 7, 2014

Snoqualmie Tribe Aids Landslide Relief

In connection with the March 22 landslide in Oso, Washington, the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe recently gave $275,000 to area fire departments, the Red Cross and K-9 relief. Tribal members...

Published April 7, 2014

California Casino Opens in High Desert

A casino aimed at the locals of Coachella Valley, Tortoise Rock Casino, opened last week in Southern California. The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians owns it.

Published April 7, 2014

Washington Tribe Plans Casino Resort

The Colville Confederated Tribes of Washington State will break ground in May on a $43 million casino resort and hotel on its reservation. The casino will open a year...

Published April 7, 2014

Connecticut Tribes Near Agreement to Offer Keno

The two tribes that operate casinos in Connecticut, the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequots, are negotiating to offer keno at the same time that the legislature is debating whether to...

Published April 7, 2014