Court Authorizes Sheriff to Enforce BIA Decision in California

A federal judge has authorized the newly constituted tribal council of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians to seek protection from the Madera County Sheriff’s office to protect...

Published March 3, 2014

California Tribes Outraged at AG’s Letter

Several California tribes think that state Attorney General Kamala Harris (l.) stepped over the line in opposing some tribal applications to put land into trust.

Published March 3, 2014

Massachusetts Tribe Goes Forward With Casino Plans

The Massachusetts tribe on the outside looking in has reaffirmed its desire to build a small casino on its reservation in swanky Martha’s Vineyard. Even with new chairman, Tobias...

Published March 3, 2014

Air Force Statement Discourages Washington Casino Opponents

A statement by a former assistant secretary of the Air Force, Terry Yonkers, has taken the wind out of the sails of opponents of the Spokane Tribe of Indians’...

Published March 3, 2014

BIA Names new Tribal Council to California’s Chukchansi

The federal government has stepped in to try to force warring factions of the Chukchansi Indians, who operate the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino (l.), to get along by...

Published February 24, 2014

Lansing Casino Case Waiting Supreme Court

Resolution of the dispute over the opening of a tribal casino in Lansing, Michigan (l.) will be waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the Michigan vs. Bay...

Published February 24, 2014

Flaum, Senecas, Accused of Illegal Deal

David Flaum (l.), a noted developer in Rochester, New York, reportedly has been promised a $3 million “success fee” if he builds a fourth casino for the Seneca Nation....

Published February 24, 2014

Chippewas Propose Off-Reservation Casino

The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians are bringing back a failed proposal for an off-reservation casino in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Similar plans went down to defeat in...

Published February 24, 2014

Cherokees Plan For Public Safety

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians leaders and local law enforcement officers are coordinating efforts to ensure public safety before a portion of the tribe's new Harrah's Cherokee Valley River...

Published February 24, 2014

Catawbas Argue Case Before State Supreme Court

An attorney for the Catawba Indian Nation recently told the South Carolina Supreme Court that the state's Gambling Cruise Act gives the tribe the right to open a bingo...

Published February 24, 2014

Hembree Responds To Keetoowah Chief

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Chief George Wickliffe recently stated Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker betrayed the UKB by filing an injunction preventing UKB land from...

Published February 24, 2014

Another Party Heard From in Wisconsin

Menominee Chairwoman Laurie Boivin (l.), who recently replaced Craig Corn, delivered a noncontroversial “State of the Tribes” speech, barely mentioning her tribe's proposed $800 million Hard Rock casino in...

Published February 17, 2014

New York County Opposes Tribal Casino

Five county legislatures have officially come out against a Seneca Nation gaming hall in Monroe County, New York. They fear a loss of revenues by the Western Off-Track Betting...

Published February 17, 2014

California Casino Breaks Ground

The Jamul Indian Village in San Diego County has broken ground on a tiny 6-acre lot for a $300 million casino.

Published February 17, 2014

Tribe Reconsiders Casino Options

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Council in Baraga, Michigan is reconsidering several options regarding its current casino situation. The tribe could purchase the Baraga Lakeside Inn (l.), upgrade...

Published February 17, 2014

Tribe Again Proposes Grand Forks Casino

At a recent meeting of a Grand Forks, North Dakota city council committee, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa presented an off-reservation casino plan similar to one proposed a...

Published February 17, 2014

Company Working To Develop Catawbas Casino

Sky Boat LLC, led by Wallace Cheves (l.), is working with the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation to develop a proposed casino in North Carolina where the tribe contends...

Published February 17, 2014

NLRB Issues Complaint Against California Casino

The National Labor Relations Board has cited Casino Pauma in San Diego County with violating rules against anti-union activity.

Published February 17, 2014

Another Year Passes With No Carcieri ‘Fix’

Indian tribes waited impatiently in 2013 for action by Congress to address problems created by the Supreme Court decision known as “Carcieri,” and they may wait this year as...

Published February 10, 2014

Lawmakers Endorse Navajo Gambling Compact

After initially recommending the Navajo Nation and New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez renegotiate their agreed-to gambling compact, the legislative Committee on Compacts changed its mind and endorsed the deal,...

Published February 10, 2014