CA Supervisors Reverse Course, Endorse Win-River Relocation

After sitting down the Redding Rancheria CEO Tracy Edwards (l.), the Shasta County Board of Supervisors reversed a previous decision to oppose the Win-River Casino relocation proposal by a...

Published April 25, 2022

California Tribe Files for Massive Casino Expansion

The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria have resubmitted expansion plans for their casino that are larger in scale than originally proposed in 2017. Studies are ongoing, and a public...

Published April 25, 2022

Graton Rancheria Wants to Expand Gaming, Add Tower

Graton Resort and Casino, one of California’s largest, could become much larger. The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria propose to add a five story hotel room and expand its...

Published April 18, 2022

California Tribe Seeks County Endorsement

California’s Redding Rancheria is asking the Shasta County Board of Supervisors to support its proposal to relocate its Win-River Casino. The resort would be on off-reservation land the tribe...

Published April 18, 2022

Washington Tribe Elects Five Women to Board

The board of directors of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington recently held an historic election. In March, the 1,200-member electorate picked five women to serve on the board. It...

Published April 18, 2022

Sonoma County, Tribes Oppose Koi Casino Proposal

The board of supervisors of Sonoma County, California, have shown its support for five tribes in the county by opposing a casino proposed by the Koi Nation. The vote...

Published April 18, 2022

New York Governor Feels Blowback Over Seneca Payments

A New York state representative has called for a public hearing over the methods used by Governor Kathy Hochul to extract compact payments from the Seneca Nation. The tactics...

Published April 18, 2022

Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk Nation Seeks Diversification

The Covid-19 pandemic and closures of its lucrative casinos taught Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk Nation it needed to diversify. Some earlier efforts have been unsuccessful, and casino profits led to complacency....

Published April 11, 2022

Sonoma County Board Opposes Koi Nation Casino

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has voted to oppose the casino plans of the Koi Nation of northern California. The Koi want to build a $600 million Shiloh...

Published April 11, 2022

Seminole Tribe Maintains Florida Monopoly

In Florida, a political action committee backed by the Las Vegas Sands Corp. has dropped a lawsuit regarding its petition to put a casino question on the November ballot....

Published April 11, 2022

Card Clubs: Tribal Measure Would “Harm Communities”

Mayors of cities that host card clubs in California are issuing statements and authorizing ads to fight a measure that would give a monopoly on sports betting to tribal...

Published April 4, 2022

Michigan Tribal Casinos Lower Gaming Age to 18

Michigan-based tribal gaming operator Kewadin Casinos has lowered the gaming age limit from 19 to 18 at all five locations. The change, permissible under the Sault Tribe’s gaming compact,...

Published April 4, 2022

Casino Morongo Adds Poker and Bingo Rooms

A new expansion at the Morongo Casino in Southern California adds a 20-table poker room and an updated 250-seat bingo hall. The grand opening of the two new spaces...

Published April 4, 2022

New York State Compels Seneca Payment

For five years, the Seneca Nation and New York State have played hardball over tribal gaming revenues, which the tribe held in escrow pending resolution of a compact dispute....

Published April 4, 2022

California Tribes’ Slot Machine Revenue Threatened

Five gaming tribes are embroiled in a lawsuit with California over their tribal state gaming compacts. They have balked at some requirements Governor Gavin Newsom (l.) wants to insert...

Published April 4, 2022

Oregon Tribes Seek Joint Gambling Committee

Oregon’s five gaming tribes are asking lawmakers to convene a special session on the relationship among tribes, the state lottery and private interests.

Published March 28, 2022

Washington Tribe Announces Casino Expansion

The Elwha River Casino in Port Angeles, Washington will complete a 12,000-square-foot expansion early next year, more than doubling current gaming space and increasing gaming terminals from 147 to...

Published March 28, 2022

Comanche War Pony Casino Opens in Oklahoma

The Comanche War Pony Casino in Devol, Oklahoma, marked its grand opening March 19. The property is owned by Comanche Nation Entertainment, which now owns six tribal casinos in...

Published March 28, 2022

Seminoles Air ‘Thank You, Florida’ Ad

The Seminole Tribe is thanking Floridians for not supporting efforts to expand gambling in the state. The digital and broadcast ads have received more than 1.2 million views.

Published March 21, 2022

New York Demands $540 Million from Seneca Nation

New York lawmakers say the Seneca Nation owes $540 million in past-due gaming revenues to the state. The Senecas want a revised compact that reflects “a new day in...

Published March 21, 2022