NC Chief Slams House Support of Lumbee Tribe

Chief Richard Sneed (l.) of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has slammed the U.S. House for its support of Lumbee Indian recognition. Federal recognition could lead to a...

Published November 8, 2021

Navajo Nation Council Bans Indoor Smoking

After a 13-year effort by a campaign to educate people about the dangers of second-hand smoke, the Navajo Nation has passed the Air is Life Act, banning smoking in...

Published November 1, 2021

Nez Perce Purchase Acreage Next to Idaho Casino

The Nez Perce Tribe hasn’t announced plans for the 358-acre parcel it purchased adjacent to its Clearwater Casino (l.) in Lewiston. Tribal officials said cleanup and an archaeological survey...

Published November 1, 2021

California Tribe Celebrates Expanded Rolling Hills Casino

Northern California’s Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians has opened its expanded Rolling Hills Casino & Resort (l.). It added gaming space, including 80 new slots and 10 gaming tables,...

Published November 1, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Texas Tigua Case

The Tigua Tribe of Texas has long sought to offer gaming on its El Paso reservation, against the wishes of the state, despite the sporadic operations of the Speaking...

Published November 1, 2021

Navajo Tribe to Consider Smoking Ban

The Navajo Nation Council was set to consider a ban on smoking in all public areas and workplaces on its reservation land, which would include the tribe’s casinos.

Published October 25, 2021

Supreme Court Takes Up Legality of Texas Tribal Casinos

The U.S. Supreme Court is stepping in to decide a long-simmering legal dispute between the state of Texas and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Alabama-Coushatta tribes of...

Published October 25, 2021

California Tribe Shares Plans for Vegas Resort

California’s San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has released details of their plans for the Palms resort (l.) in Las Vegas. The $650 million deal marked the first off-reservation...

Published October 25, 2021

Connecticut Tribes Not Jumping Into Pot Biz

Connecticut’s gaming tribes aren’t rushing to join the movement among U.S. tribes to get into the cannabis industry. The Pequots are looking into it, but the Mohegan Tribe has...

Published October 18, 2021

Michigan Tribe Awaits Governor’s Word on Casino

The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is waiting for Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to OK its proposed $180 million Fruitport Township casino. The U.S. Department of Interior approved...

Published October 18, 2021

Oregon Tribes Oppose Non-Tribal Casino

Dutch Bros. coffee billionaire Travis Boersma (l.) has proposed building the Flying Lark casino adjacent to his Grants Pass Downs racetrack in Oregon. Six Oregon gaming tribes object and...

Published October 18, 2021

Tribal Gaming Revenue Down 19.5 Percent

Gross gaming revenues for fiscal 2020 totaled $27.8 billion for tribal gaming, a decline of 19.5 percent compared to fiscal 2019, according to the annual report from the National...

Published October 18, 2021

World Poker Tour Adds Event at Oklahoma Casino

The World Poker Tour has announced a new addition to its WPTDeepStacks event. It will be held October 27-November 8 at the Choctaw Casino (l.) in Durant, Oklahoma.

Published October 11, 2021

Washington Casino Hotel Looks at December 2022 Completion

Washington’s Spokane Tribe October 5 held a groundbreaking for the hotel it is building next to the Chewelah Casino. The construction project is expected to be completed by the...

Published October 11, 2021

NC Tribe May Not Fund Golf Hotel

The tribal council of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee has balked at allocating $3.5 million to start work on Sequoyah National Golf Club hotel. The tribe says its...

Published October 11, 2021

Moody’s, S&P Upgrade Quapaw Credit Rating

On the same day, both Moody’s and Standard and Poor raised the credit ratings for the Quapaw Nation’s Saracen Development, operator of the tribe’s Saracen Resort Casino (l.) in...

Published October 11, 2021

Seneca Nation Request Delay in Order to Pay New York

Having lost its fight against the state of New York over payments, the Seneca Nation has requested a delay in compliance. The tribe, owner of three casinos, wants to...

Published October 11, 2021

Catawbas Expanding Two Kings Temporary Casino

The Catawba Indian Nation is expanding its temporary Two Kings Casino (l.) in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, doubling the number of slots. Meanwhile planning continues for its $239 million...

Published October 11, 2021

Harrah’s Cherokee Completes $330 Million Expansion in North Carolina

A ribbon-cutting ceremony October 1 opened the $330 million expansion at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in North Carolina. It includes the venue’s fourth hotel tower and the Cherokee Convention...

Published October 11, 2021

BIA Approves Colville Sports Betting

Amendments to the gaming compact between Washington State and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have been approved by the BIA. This allows the tribe to offer sports...

Published October 4, 2021