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

Trump Supports Recognition Bill for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

President Donald Trump announced he supports a recognition bill for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina which if passed, could lead to the tribe’s development of a casino in...

Published November 2, 2020

Planned Michigan Casino Advances

A long-standing plan for a casino in Muskegon County Michigan has taken a significant step forward according to the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. The federal government is...

Published November 2, 2020

EPA Equates Tribal Authority on Environmental Matters to States

Tribes have the same authority as states to develop water and air quality standards. So ruled a regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week.

Published November 2, 2020

BIA to Decide on Hard Rock Casino

The final draft of the environmental impact statement for the Tejon Indian Tribe’s proposed Hard Rock casino resort (l.) near Bakersfield, California, has been published by the Bureau of...

Published November 2, 2020

Arizona Tribe Opens New Casino

The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation of Arizona have opened a new casino, the We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort. It replaces the Fort McDowell Casino that operated since 1984.

Published November 2, 2020

Stitt Won’t Appeal Compact Rulings

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) said he will not appeal U.S. District Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti's ruling that tribal gaming compacts automatically renewed January 1. Stitt had sought to...

Published November 2, 2020

North Carolina Mayor Could Benefit From Proposed Casino

Kings Mountain, North Carolina Mayor Scott Neisler (l.) has been a strong proponent of the $273 million Catawba Two Kings Resort Casino, to be built in his community by...

Published October 26, 2020

San Diego County Keeps Mum on Casino Covid Stats

Around 300 Covid-19 cases are known in San Diego County and the patients visited one of the nine Indian casinos within a two-week period before testing positive. The county...

Published October 26, 2020

Interior Approves Two Chickasaw Nation Casinos in Oklahoma

The Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma's land-trust applications, submitted in 2016, recently were approved by the U.S. Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs Tara Katuk Sweeney (l.). The tribe plans to build...

Published October 26, 2020

Wyoming Tribe Proposes Sports Betting

Wyoming’s Northern Arapaho Tribe has announced that it is creating a tribal framework to offer sports betting. Wind River Hotel and Casino CEO Brian Van Enkenvoort, said “Well-regulated sports...

Published October 26, 2020

New Mexico Tribes Wary of Racino Proposal

Gaming Tribes in New Mexico are not jumping up and down with delight at a proposal by the state’s racetracks that would expand gaming in the state to Nevada...

Published October 26, 2020

Casino Closures Devastate Tribal Health Services

Like commercial casinos nationwide, tribal casinos had to shut down in early spring on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic. Former Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (l.) says the loss...

Published October 19, 2020

Grand Ronde Tribe Re-Examines Oregon Casino Site

An Oregon tribe has announced it plans to apply to put land in Wood Village into trust for a casino. The land formerly hosted the Multnomah Greyhound Park (l.).

Published October 19, 2020

Wyandotte Tribe Opens Casino In Trailer

Based in a trailer, the Wyandotte Tribe opened the Crosswinds Casino in Sedgwick County, Kansas, offering Class 2 electronic bingo gambling. The tribe plans to open a larger facility...

Published October 19, 2020

Wells Fargo Drops Chukchansi Lawsuit

Wells Fargo Bank has announced a settlement with the Chukchansi Tribe of California. The bank had sued the tribe over what it claimed was mishandling of funds related to...

Published October 19, 2020

FireKeepers Extends Speedway Partnership

FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Michigan will extend its partnership with Michigan International Speedway for three more years. The casino has sponsored the FireKeepers Casino 400, a NASCAR...

Published October 12, 2020

Expansion Planned for ilani Casino in Washington State

An expansion of the ilani casino, a casino operated by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and located near La Center, Washington State, will add a 14-story hotel to the resort...

Published October 12, 2020