Oklahoma Tribe Closer to Reopening Casino

A recent appeals court ruling may allow the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians to reopen its casino (l.) in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, which it closed when the Cherokee Nation...

Published May 23, 2022

No Signature, No Michigan Casino

The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians will have no more options if Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (l.) doesn’t approve its proposed $180 million resort by June 16. Construction...

Published May 23, 2022

Wisconsin Tribe Approved for Trust Land Plans Casino

The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced it will take into federal trust 33 Wisconsin acres owned by the Ho-Chunk Nation in Beloit, on the Illinois border. The tribe plans...

Published May 23, 2022

California Rancheria Opens New Property

The Elk Valley Rancheria has opened a new, relocated casino. The Elk Valley Casino is located on a meadow in Crescent City, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It opened...

Published May 16, 2022

Milwaukee Casino Announces $100 Million Renovation

The Potawatomi Hotel & Casino (l.) in Milwaukee has announced a $100 million renovation project that will revolutionize the casino’s third floor and usher in the next era of...

Published May 16, 2022

Former Mashpee Tribal Chairman Convicted of Taking Bribes

Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chairman Cedric Cromwell (l.) has been convicted on federal bribery charges. Also convicted: David DeQuattro, who offered the bribe.

Published May 16, 2022

Seminoles Suspend Florida Casino Payments

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has pulled the plug on $500 million quarterly revenue-sharing payments to the state. The court is considering the tribe’s appeal of a federal judge’s...

Published May 9, 2022

Canadian Tribal Casino to Propose Relocation

Canada’s Jackpot Casino (l.) is expected to request a relocation and merger with nearby Cambridge Hotel due to space constraints. Both Alberta properties are owned by the O’Chiese First...

Published May 2, 2022

North California Casinos Compete for Workers

Northern California is a very competitive market for tribal casinos. Not only are the 15 Bay Area casinos, including Graton Resort (l.), competing for consumers, they’re also competing for...

Published May 2, 2022

North Carolina Cherokees Approve Casino Bids

The tribal council of the Eastern Band of Cherokees have approved allowing EBCI Holdings CEO Scott Barber (l.) to bid on building two new casinos for a total cost...

Published May 2, 2022

Former Mashpee Chairman Goes to Trial

Former Mashpee Wampanoag tribal Chairman Cedric Cromwell (l.) went to trial last week on federal charges of bribery. For years, Cromwell led the Massachusetts tribe’s efforts to build a...

Published April 25, 2022

Mohegan Sun to Invest $15 Million in New VIP Lounge, Upgrades

Mohegan Sun (l.) in Connecticut will invest $15 million in new amenities for the casino’s high-end clientele, including a new VIP lounge as well as hotel suite and golf...

Published April 25, 2022

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