Washington Tribe Presents Development Proposals

The Nisqually Indian Tribe presented plans for a casino resort and a mixed-use development on 250 acres it owns in Lacey, Wash. First the tribe must apply to the...

Published May 13, 2024

Gun Lake Casino Expansion to Open in 2025

By this time next year, Michigan’s Gun Lake Tribe expects to complete a multimillion-dollar expansion at its eponymous casino in Wayland. The project will add a hotel, three pools...

Published May 13, 2024

Mohegan to Transition Resort Operations to Virgin Hotels

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas (l.) and Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment have announced that Mohegan will end its management of the off-Strip casino resort.

Published May 13, 2024

Mohegan Pennsylvania Opens Smoke-Free Gaming Area

Mohegan Pennsylvania has opened a smoke-free gaming area, the Aristocrat Gaming Lounge (l.), which will feature 55 of the most popular Aristocrat slot games.

Published May 6, 2024

Kansas Tribe Regains Sovereignty Over Illinois Land

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Mayetta, Kansas, regained sovereignty over 130 acres of former reservation land in northern Illinois. The tribe will work with consultants to determine the...

Published April 29, 2024

Cayuga Nation Sues N.Y. Gaming Commission, Jackpocket Inc.

Tribal gaming has one thing in common: any gaming on tribal land must be overseen and approved by tribes. When the state gaming commission approved Jackpocket Inc to sell...

Published April 29, 2024

Arizona Tribe Previews New Desert Diamond Casino

Last week, the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise of Arizona hosted a preview of its new $450 million facility, the Desert Diamond Casino White Tanks (l.) at San Lucy, which...

Published April 29, 2024

Texas Tribe To Build New Casino Resort

The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas will build a new casino resort at its Polk County reservation near Livingston. The tribe also plans to extensively remodel and install electronic bingo...

Published April 22, 2024

Feds Take Washington Tribal Land Into Trust

The Puyallup Tribe will have 17 acres of tribal waterfront land added to its Tacoma reservation under the recently passed Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Act, which...

Published April 22, 2024

Biden Urged to Fill NIGC’s Vacant Chair

Indian Gaming Association Chairman Ernie Stevens, Jr., is urging the Biden administration to appoint a new chairman for the National Indian Gaming Commission. The vacancy has existed since February.

Published April 22, 2024

California Off-Reservation Casino Proposal Creates Tribal Rift

Tribes in Oregon and California say an Oregon coastal tribe, the 1,200-member Coquille, is going too far in wanting to build a casino far inland, 165 miles from its...

Published April 22, 2024

Racketeering Lawsuit Targets Minnesota Gaming Tribes

The Minnesota racetrack Racing Aces filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against three Indian casinos in the state. It claims the casinos are offering card games that violate the state...

Published April 22, 2024

Florida Gaming Tax Revenue Funds Environmental Projects

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill directing $750 million in annual gaming tax revenue to fund various environmental projects. The money is generated under the 2021 gaming compact...

Published April 15, 2024

Public to Comment on Washington Tribe’s Casino

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation’s proposed 12 Tribes Casino in Pasco, Washington will be the focus of a virtual public meeting on April 24, as the Bureau...

Published April 15, 2024

Virginia Casino Construction Delays Continue

Norfolk, Virginia officials may request new bids for a casino developer since ground has yet to be broken for the Pamunkey Tribe and Golden Eagle Consulting’s HeadWaters Resort &...

Published April 15, 2024

Oklahoma Supreme Court to Resolve Compact Dispute

The Oklahoma Supreme Court will determine if the state attorney general can defend the state in a federal civil lawsuit involving tribal gaming compacts negotiated by Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Published April 15, 2024

Massachusetts Tribes May Consider Casino Purchase

The Mashantucket Pequot Nation and Mohegan Tribe are said to be considering purchasing MGM Resorts International’s MGM Springfield (l.) casino in Springfield, Massachusetts, either separately or together.

Published April 1, 2024

U.S. Dept of the Interior Asked to Deny Oregon Casino

The Coquille Indian Tribe of Oregon seeks to put land into trust for a casino in Medford. Four tribes based in California and Oregon say the application should be...

Published April 1, 2024

Stitt Asks Regulators To Block 2034 Compact Renewal

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (l.) wants the Horse Racing Commission to enact a resolution making sure the Model Tribal Gaming Compact doesn’t automatically renew on December 31, 2034, as...

Published April 1, 2024

Oklahoma Choctaw Casino Resort Opening in May

The Choctaw Nation’s $238 million Choctaw Landing Casino and Resort, which opens in May in Hochatown, Oklahoma, less than four hours from Dallas, is expected to attract 443,000 visitors...

Published March 25, 2024