Supreme Court Ruling Expands Untaxed Tribal Land in OK

A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court expanded Indian Country to about half of Oklahoma. That also means that tribal members who live within that territory won’t have...

Published November 8, 2021

Oregon Tribes Say Racetrack is Illegal Casino

A racetrack with an entertainment center that offers historical racing machines proposed by coffee billionaire Travis Boersma (l.) is proposed for Grants Pass Oregon. Six gaming tribes call the...

Published November 8, 2021

Osage Nation Plans Ozarks Hotel, Casino

Oklahoma’s Osage Nation is planning to develop an entertainment district at the Lake of the Ozarks that will include a hotel complex featuring a casino and a slate of...

Published November 8, 2021

Poarch Band Finalist for Chicago Casino

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, owner of Wind Creek Hospitality and its 10 gaming properties, is a finalist for the license to operate a casino in Chicago’s south...

Published November 8, 2021

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