TRIBAL GAMING
The $275 million expansion at Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Murphy, North Carolina, begun in September 2022, includes an expanded gaming floor, new 12-story hotel tower...
Officials Support Cherokees For Final Arkansas License
Cherokee Nation Business received the support of the Quorum Court in Pope County, Arkansas, moving its proposed $300 million Legends casino resort in Russellville closer to reality. But competitor...
Seminoles To Resume Florida Payments
Along with the launch of new casino games and sports betting, the Seminole Tribe said it plans to resume payments to Florida under the 30-year compact signed in 2021....
Konami Names Eric Schultz VP of Studio Operations
Konami Gaming has named longtime software engineering leader Eric Schultz (l.) as its new vice president of studio operations, to oversee the company’s game development efforts.
Oklahoma Tribes Oppose Stitt’s Sports Betting Proposal
Casino-operating tribes in Oklahoma want to offer sports betting but not under Governor Kevin Stitt’s (l.) plan, which would include an initial $500,000 licensing fee, a 20 percent tax...
Sports Betting Supporters Up the Ante in California
Eagle 1 Acquisitions believes they have the answer to bring tribal sports betting to California, and they keep amending their proposal to bring tribes along. But it’s a tough...
Senecas, Hochul Extend Compact Through March
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (r.) announced that the state and the Seneca Nation have signed a temporary extension of the tribe’s gaming compact, which was set to expire...
Seminoles Take Cautious Approach to Sports Betting
The game isn’t over in Florida. West Flagler Associates and the Bonita-Fort Myers Corp. have at least one card to play with the U.S. Supreme Court in their suit...
Large California Tribes Oppose Sports Betting Proposal
In 2022, California tribes split allegiances to support one of two propositions for sports betting. Both failed big. A year later, still licking their wounds, tribes don’t seem in...
Senecas, Hochul Agree to Temporary Compact Extension
The Seneca Nation and New York Governor Kathy Hochul have agreed to a short-term extension of the tribe’s gaming compact with the state, just eight days before the original...
Oklahoma Tribe Opens Second Casino
Oklahoma’s Osage Nation November 16 opened its second casino in two months: Osage Casinos Bartlesville. Just a month ago the nation opened Osage Casino and Hotel in Pawhuska.
Wisconsin Tribe Closer To Casino Development
The Kenosha City Council approved an agreement with the Menominee Indian Tribe allowing a $360 million Hard Rock Kenosha. Voters passed a Kenosha casino referendum in 2003 but it...
Graton Resort & Casino Observes First 10 Years
The Graton Resort & Casino (l.) in Rohnert Park, Northern California November 5 celebrated its 10th anniversary. During that decade it welcomed more than 50 million visitors. It has...
Florida Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Seminole Sports Betting
An attempt by the parimutuels in Florida to halt the sports betting launched by Seminole Hard Rock earlier this month has been thwarted.
Stitt Proposes Non-Tribal Sports Betting in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) isn’t the favorite of the state’s many tribes, and last week annoyed them even further when he suggested he'd be open to online sports...
Pala Tribe Wants No Part in California Sports Betting Proposal
The Pala Band of Mission Indians, often at the forefront of tribal proposals, claimed no part of the recent initiatives filed to approve sports betting in California. The tribe...
Florida Seminoles Launch Online Sports Betting
The Seminole Tribe is coming into play with caution after legal victories. They opened online sports betting on a limited basis and won’t go retail until December 7.
Texas Tribal Casino Receives 100th Statement of Support
The city council of Port Arthur, Texas recently provided the 100th statement of support for the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe’s right to offer electronic bingo at its Naskila Casino (l.). Other...
Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Casino Ruling
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision that the license awarded to Legends Casino and Cherokee Nation Businesses by the Arkansas Gaming Commission was unconstitutional, since only...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Reject Two Compacts
Stating compacts allowing two small Oklahoma tribes to offer off-reservation gaming contained “significant fatal flaws,” a legislative panel unanimously rejected the compacts negotiated in 2020 by Governor Kevin Stitt...