Feds OK Michigan Tribal Casino

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians’ application for a casino in Muskegon County, Michigan. The casino will create 1,500 temporary jobs...

Published January 11, 2021

Tribal Gaming Revenue Sets Record At $34.6 Billion

The Indian gaming industry set a new record of $34.6 billion in gross gaming revenue for fiscal 2019. Oklahoma City (The Chickasaw Nation’s Riverwind casino at left) led the...

Published January 11, 2021

Rama First Nation Chief Optimistic About Casino Reopening

Rama First Nation Chief Ted Williams (l.) is hopeful that his tribe’s Casino Rama will be able to reopen in the new year. The nation’s economy is heavily dependent...

Published December 28, 2020

Catawba Nation Clearing Casino Land

Land is being cleared for the South Carolina-based Catawba Nation’s $273 million Two Kings Casino Resort in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. At the same time, the tribe is in...

Published December 28, 2020

Eastern Band Approves Indiana Casino Purchase

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ tribal council recently approved a resolution to purchase Caesars Southern Indiana Casino (l.) in Elizabeth for $280 million. The casino became available for...

Published December 28, 2020

Ho-Chunk Plans Three WarHorse Casinos

With voter approval of casino gaming in Nebraska, Ho-Chunk Inc. in partnership with the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association announced it will develop three WarHorse brand casinos.

Published December 28, 2020

Federal Recognition Continues To Elude Lumbees

Despite the backing of President Donald Trump and President-Elect Joe Biden, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina will not be granted federal recognition this year. Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin...

Published December 28, 2020

San Diego Casinos Sit Out Lockdown This Time

San Diego County’s nine Indian casinos are treating the lockdown imposed by California Governor Gavin Newsom (l.) differently than it did his first lockdown in March. Instead of shutting...

Published December 28, 2020

Adelson’s Texas Casino Campaign Could Help Tribe

Sheldon Adelson (l.), head of the Las Vegas Sands Corp., is launching a well-funded campaign to lobby the Texas legislature to legalize casino gaming in the Lone Star State....

Published December 28, 2020

Pala Casino Adds Asian Gaming Room

The change in gambling patterns caused by pandemic prompted Pala Casino (l.), in Southern California, to convert a poker room into an Asian Gaming Room. It offers games such...

Published December 21, 2020

Arizona’s BlueWater Reopens, Slowly

The BlueWater Resort & Casino, operated by Colorado River Indian Tribes, is reopening, very, very slowly from its March shutdown. The phased reopening began in September and is still...

Published December 21, 2020

BIA Approves Relocated Eagle Mountain Casino

The BIA has approved putting 40 acres into trust for the Tule River Indian Tribe. This will allow the Central California tribe to relocate its Eagle Mountain Casino to...

Published December 21, 2020

North Carolina Developer Wants Casino-Adjacent Land Rezoned

Wallace Cheves, developer of the Catawba Nation’s Two Kings Casino Resort in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, is seeking to have two parcels surrounding the project site rezoned for single...

Published December 21, 2020

Indiana, Pokagon Band Nears Final Compact

The state of Indiana and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, owners of the Four Winds Casino in South Bend, are on the verge of finalizing a gaming compact....

Published December 21, 2020

Despite Near-Lockdown, California’s Tribal Casinos Stay Open

Southern California tribal casinos remain open for business, despite tightened health and safety restrictions affecting almost all non-tribal businesses in the state.

Published December 21, 2020

North Carolina Amended Compact Accelerates Sports Betting

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ two Harrah’s casinos in North Carolina are on track to open sportsbooks in time for March Madness. Governor Roy Cooper signed an amended...

Published December 21, 2020

California Tribes Near Putting Sports Betting on Ballot

A coalition of about 20 California gaming tribes have gathered enough signatures to qualify a ballot measure legalizing sports betting on the 2022 ballot. The measure would allow retail...

Published December 21, 2020

Casino del Sol Closed Until January

Due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, Casino del Sol in Arizona shut down on December 7 and will remain closed until January 2. Employees will be paid for...

Published December 14, 2020

Casino Developer Buys ‘Ghost Mall’

Elk Grove LLC, owned by Boyd Gaming, has purchased the 64-acre "Ghost Mall" in Elk Grove, California, located next to the Wilton Rancheria's 36-acre tract owned in federal trust...

Published December 14, 2020

Michigan Casino Pays $5.7 Million In Revenue Sharing

Despite being closed for three months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Gun Lake Casino in Wayland, Michigan is paying out $5.7 million in fall revenue sharing. The tribe distributed...

Published December 14, 2020