Oneida-New York Deal Approved

An agreement between the Oneida Indians and New York State has been ratified by a U.S. District Court judge. The deal could mean $50 million in annual gaming revenues...

Published March 10, 2014

Sault Tribe Asks Court To Reconsider Stay

In its ongoing legal battle with the state of Michigan over its proposed $245 million Kewadin Landing Casino, the Sault Ste. Marie tribe asked the 6th Circuit Court of...

Published March 10, 2014

Cherokees Raise Tribal Minimum Wage

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker wants the tribe to be the employer of choice in northeast Oklahoma. To that end, he recently signed an executive order raising...

Published March 10, 2014

Tribes Disagree Over Off Reservation Casinos

The issue of off-reservation casinos is one that has divided gaming tribes all over the United States.

Published March 10, 2014

Lansing Casino On Hold Until Court Decision

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians cannot proceed with their proposed $245 million Kewadin Landing Casino, following Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette's (l.) appeals court victory allowing...

Published March 3, 2014

New Mexico Rejection Stuns Navajo

When the New Mexico Senate rejected in one hour a compact with Navajo Nation that took two years to negotiate with Governor Susana Martinez' staff, the tribe was back...

Published March 3, 2014

North Dakota City, Tribe Will Work Together

The Grand Forks, North Dakota city council will present to the state the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa's casino proposal. The tribe said the casino could generate $100 million...

Published March 3, 2014

Rhode Island Tribe Faces Probe

The Narragansett Indians of Rhode Island have been subpoenaed by a federal appeals court. No information has been revealed about the sealed case, but the tribe has a history...

Published March 3, 2014

Turning Stone Gets New Slots

The New York tribe Oneida Indian Nation is spending $15 million to install thousands of new slot machines. Some of the new machines will be linked to other casinos,...

Published March 3, 2014

Quapaw Arkansas Casino Possible

The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma recently purchased 160 acres in Little Rock, Arkansas, where it owned land before being removed to Indian Territory in 1850. The tribe operates the...

Published March 3, 2014

Fire Temporarily Closes Coushatta

A small fire in an electrical box led to the evacuation and 12-hour closing of the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana on February 15. No patrons were injured...

Published March 3, 2014

Sheriff’s Office Will Support Navajo Police

Although Navajo Nation police will provide primary law enforcement when a crime is committed on the 405-acre Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort near Flagstaff, Arizona, Coconino County sheriff's deputies...

Published March 3, 2014

Per Capita Payments, Philosophies Differ for Wisconsin Tribes

The Forest County Potawatomi's two Wisconsin casinos generated $226 million in profit in 2012, allowing the tribe to make per capita payments of $80,000. The Menominee tribe paid each...

Published March 3, 2014

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