Wampanoag’s Cromwell Arrested for Bribery Extortion

Mashpee Wampanoag Chairman Cedric Cromwell (l.), who has led the tribe for 11 years, was arrested Friday on federal bribery charges. U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew E. Lelling announced...

Published November 23, 2020

Foxwoods Opens 55-Plus Casino

Patrons 55 and over will have their own casino at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The casino has set aside an entire floor for the Rainmaker Casino between 10 a.m. and...

Published November 16, 2020

FireKeepers Casino To Close To General Public On New Year’s Eve

Officials at FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Michigan announced the venue will close to the public between 3:00 p.m. December 31 and 7:00 a.m. January 1. An invitation-only...

Published November 16, 2020

Connecticut Casinos Comply with Rollback Guidelines

Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun (l.) have announced they will both comply with Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s rollbacks in the face of a spike in Covid-19 positive tests. In...

Published November 16, 2020

NY Tribe Demands Covid Insurance Coverage

A New York tribe claims its insurer owns it millions of dollars in claims for damages caused earlier this year by closing of its Akwesasne Mohawk Casino (l.) because...

Published November 16, 2020

Norfolk Faces Cordish Lawsuit Over Tribal Casino

When Norfolk voters approved a casino resort backed by the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, Cordish Companies threatened legal action charging the city with breaching an agreement to give first casino...

Published November 16, 2020

California Casinos Use Influencers to Gin Up Business

Casinos in Southern California are doing a very Golden State thing: employing social media influencers in their constant campaign to attract new patrons. The influencers get exclusive access and...

Published November 16, 2020

Wind River Casinos Close Due To Covid-19 Surge

The Northern Arapaho Business Council closed its Wind River Hotel & Casino (l.) and other gaming venues from November 9 through November 30 due to a surge in Covid-19...

Published November 16, 2020

San Manuel Brakes Expansion Due to Covid

Just as the tribe celebrated the topping off ceremony (l.) for San Manuel Casino’s $500 million expansion it hit the brakes. It announced a year delay to reopening due...

Published November 16, 2020

Ho-Chunk to Invest $300 Million In Nebraska Racinos

Ho-Chunk Inc. will invest $300 million in new casinos in Nebraska following voters' approval of Las Vegas-style gambling. The company's new WarHorse Gaming LLC will manage the gaming venues...

Published November 16, 2020

Cherokee Council Approves Casino Expansion Cost Increase

After tabling a request from the Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise for $80 million beyond the $250 million budgeted for an expansion at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in North Carolina,...

Published November 9, 2020

North Carolina, Catawba Nation Negotiate Compact

The Catawba Nation and the administration of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (l.) are negotiating a draft gaming compact regarding the tribe's $273 million casino under construction in Kings...

Published November 9, 2020

We-Ko-Pa Opens in Arizona

The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation opened its We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort, including 850 slots, 22 blackjack tables a large poker room and a 400-seat bingo parlor.

Published November 9, 2020

Soboba Casino to Reopen Event Center

Soboba Casino Resort has reopened its event center. The Southern California resort will operate the center with no more than 50 guests at a time.

Published November 9, 2020

Foxwoods Reopens Indoor Theater

Connecticut’s Foxwoods Casino has after eight months of being closed, reopened it Grand Theater (l.). Operating at 25 percent capacity, the first performer to appear was comic Bob Marley.

Published November 9, 2020

Naskila Temporarily Closes Due To Covid-19

The Alabama Coushatta Tribe's Naskila Gaming electronic bingo venue in Livingston, Texas will be closed from November 2 to November 16 due to a rise in Covid-19 cases. The...

Published November 9, 2020

Stitt Hires Tribal Issues Consultant

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in McGirt vs. Oklahoma, Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) has hired Tulsa attorney Ryan Leonard as a consultant on Indian affairs. The ruling stated...

Published November 9, 2020

Navajos Mull Reopening 4 Casinos

On November 2 the Navajo Nation Council approved reopening the tribe’s four casinos spread across New Mexico and Arizona. The bill requires the signature of President Jonathan Nez (l.).

Published November 9, 2020

FireKeepers Casino, Nottawaseppi Receive Recognition

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and FireKeepers Casino Hotel (l.) were honored by the National Indian Gaming Association, which presented its Chairman's Leadership Award. Forbes Magazine also...

Published November 2, 2020

Cowlitz Tribe, MGE, to Upgrade Ilani Casino

Washington’s Cowlitz Indian Tribe and their management firm Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment plan an upgrade and expansion of the ilani Casino Resort. Kara Fox-LaRose (l.), general manager and president...

Published November 2, 2020