Win-River Renews Casino Moving Project

Plans to relocate Win-River resort casino (l.) in Northern California are moving ahead. The Redding Rancheria is waiting for approval by the BIA to begin construction on land near...

Published February 14, 2022

Florida Judge Lets Seminoles Intervene in Casino Lawsuit

According to a Florida judge, the Seminole Tribe may intervene in a lawsuit by a Las Vegas Sands-backed political action committee pushing a casino referendum.

Published February 14, 2022

Michigan Resort Expansion Attracts Golfers, Families

The new $33 million expansion at Island Resort & Casino in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula includes a new 138-room hotel with special spa, golf and family suites, a waterpark, new...

Published February 7, 2022

Oregon Tribes Oppose North Salem Casino Plans

Members of Oregon’s Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde oppose a casino proposed by the neighboring Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. They say it will hurt revenues generated by...

Published February 7, 2022

Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Washington’s Tribal Compacts

Washington-based Maverick Gaming has sued the state to try to overturn the monopoly on sports betting enjoyed by gaming tribes. The tribes claim Maverick is striking at funds they...

Published February 7, 2022

Trial of Former Mashpee Chairman to Begin April 19

The former longtime chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts is going to court in April on corruption charges. Cedric Cromwell (l.) is accused of taking bribes related...

Published February 7, 2022

Koi, Chickasaw Partner on California Casino

The Koi Nation of Northern California and the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma will partner on the Koi’s Shiloh Casino & Resort (l.) near Windsor. The venue will feature 2,500...

Published January 31, 2022

Oklahoma Lawmaker Proposes Amending Compacts

Oklahoma state Rep. Ken Luttrell (l.) sponsored a bill to amend tribal gaming compacts to include sports betting. But tribal officials said legalizing sports betting has to make economic...

Published January 31, 2022

Arizona Tribe Rebrands Hotels as ‘Resorts’

Arizona’s Gila River Indian Community has officially rebranded its hotels as “resorts.” The name change reflects a $180 million expansion and the opening of a new hotel tower.

Published January 24, 2022

Oklahoma Tribes Blast Stitt Comments on Court Decision

Oklahoma tribes blasted Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) for comments he made on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and continue to criticize him two years after his unsuccessful attempt to...

Published January 24, 2022

Seneca Nation, New York State End Legal Battle Over Revenue

In 2017, the Senecas stopped sending revenue to the state of New York from its three casinos (Seneca Niagara at left) as required by in its compact. The tribe...

Published January 24, 2022

Federal Government to Appeal Florida Compact Decision

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (l.) has notified a federal court that her department will appeal the striking down of a compact drawn up between the state of Florida and...

Published January 24, 2022

Machine-Makers Test Games at Idaho Casino

The 2,200-square-foot Discovery Den at the Coeur d’Alene Casino in Worley, Idaho is the first tribal gaming industry’s testing ground for major manufacturers’ newest gaming machines.

Published January 17, 2022

Minnesota Group Alleges Tribal Conspiracy

A citizens group claims Minnesota officials conspired with the Prairie Island Indian Community to endorse a $154 million water system for a future casino. Tribal officials said they had...

Published January 17, 2022

Oklahoma Tribe Seeks to Place Land into Trust

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council of Oklahoma has approved a plan by the tribe to place two acres of land into trust.

Published January 17, 2022

Legal Issues Delay Fourth Arkansas Casino

Legal issues are holding up construction of the Cherokee Nation Businesses’ $225 million Legends Resort Casino (l.) in Arkansas. The project would create 1,000 jobs and have a $5...

Published January 17, 2022

Oregon Tribes, Track Owner Clash Over HHR Machines

Oregon tribes want lawmakers to block the addition of historical horse racing machines at a Grants Pass Downs racetrack (l.). They say the slot-like machines would render the facility...

Published January 17, 2022

Wampanoag Tribe to Reevaluate Casino Plans

The federal government has reversed itself and will now allow the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to put land into trust. However, the tribe will reevaluate its plans for a casino...

Published January 17, 2022

Siletz Oregon Casino One Step Closer to Federal Approval

The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced last week the release of the Environmental Assessment for the Siletz Casino Project (l.) in Salem, Oregon. It’s a significant step forward to...

Published January 10, 2022

Arizona Tribal Gaming Contributed $129 Million in Taxes

Indian gaming contributed $129 million to Arizona tax rolls in 2021. Tribes added new games, sports betting and fantasy sports to “benefit all of Arizona,” said Ted Vogt (l.),...

Published January 10, 2022