California Casino to Open This Year

The coronavirus has put a halt to many things, but hasn’t slowed down the planned grand opening of the Agua Caliente Casino in Cathedral City, California, expected at the...

Published July 13, 2020

Arizona’s Gila River Casinos to Reopen

Gila River Gaming Enterprises Inc. has reopened its three Arizona casinos for the second time. The properties first reopened in mid-May, then closed again on June 18 after a...

Published July 13, 2020

Navajo Casinos Closed Until July 27

The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise has extended the closing of its casinos, including Twin Arrows (l.) near Flagstaff, Arizona, until July 27 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The four...

Published July 13, 2020

Cracks Widen in Oklahoma Tribal Unity

The United Keetowah Band of Cherokee Indians and Kialegee Tribal Town have signed 15-year gaming compacts with the state of Oklahoma. UKB Chief Joe Bunch (l.) thanked the administration...

Published July 13, 2020

Washington Tribes Sue Over Covid Coverage

Two Washington tribes are suing their insurance providers, claiming they didn’t cover financial losses suffered when their casinos were closed due to the coronavirus.

Published July 6, 2020

Covid Changes Customer Profile at Mohegan Sun

When Mohegan Sun reopened after more than three months following the Covid-19 shutdown, the customer profile had changed a bit. Casino officials discovered patrons were willing to drive farther...

Published July 6, 2020

Navajo Nation Casinos Remain Closed

Navajo Nation casino facilities will remain closed until July 27 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, extending the executive order issued by President Jonathan Nez (l.) and Vice...

Published July 6, 2020

Washington Tribe Diversifies With Gaming Revenues

Call it the house that gaming built: On June 30, Chehalis Tribal Enterprises in the Pacific Northwest opened a $20 million brewery, distillery and restaurant funded by the tribe’s...

Published July 6, 2020

California Tribal Arena Delayed

The $250 million arena the Agua Caliente Cahuilla Band of Indians and its partner the Oak View Group want to build in downtown Palm Springs has been delayed launching...

Published June 29, 2020

Quil Ceda Creek Casino Looks at 2021 Opening

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington State are working to open their new Quil Ceda Creek Casino (l.) in 2021. They began building the 126,700-square-foot casino 18 months ago.

Published June 29, 2020

Oklahoma Casinos Temporarily Close

In Oklahoma, a gaming employee infected with Covid-19 led to the temporary closures of the Sac and Fox Nation's Black Hawk Casino in Shawnee and Sac and Fox Casino...

Published June 29, 2020

Connecticut’s Tribal Casinos Reopen With a Bang

Connecticut’s two tribal casinos including Mohegan Sun in Uncasville (l.) had a profitable first two weeks after reopening June 1. The two weeks were more profitable in terms of...

Published June 29, 2020

Kansas Officials Question Tribal Casino

The U.S. Interior Department recently approved the Wyandotte Nation's application for trust land in Park City, Kansas. Local officials are concerned a tribal casino there would cannibalize revenue from...

Published June 22, 2020

U.S. Court: CARES Money Must Go to Tribes

A U.S. District judge has ordered that payments must go forward in the disbursement of CARES Act funding intended for tribes. Some tribes had challenged the U.S. Treasury’s formula...

Published June 22, 2020

Illinois County Approves New Tribal Casino

The Williamson County Board in southern Illinois has unanimously approved a plan to develop the Walker’s Bluff Casino and Resort. The new 500 Nations development is expected to break...

Published June 22, 2020

Majority of Tribal Casinos Defied States to Reopen

More than half of U.S. gaming tribes refused to abide by executive orders from governors on reopening their casinos after the Covid-19 shutdown. Some also disregarded orders banning group...

Published June 22, 2020

Reopening Casinos Smoke-free: The New Normal

According to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke are key risk factors for susceptibility to more severe Covid-19 symptoms. ANRF is lobbying for smoke-free...

Published June 15, 2020

Oregon City Won’t Press Tribe on Tourism Funds

The city council of the Oregon coastal town of Coos Bay last week voted not to ask the Coquille Indian Tribe to pay tourism funds for the upcoming quarter....

Published June 15, 2020

Tribe Files Motion to Stop CARES Funding

A Kansas tribe is suing the U.S. Treasury over the formula it uses to disburse CARES Act funds to tribes. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation filed for an injunction...

Published June 15, 2020

CA Tribes Sue for Time on Sportsbook Measure

California gaming tribes are demanding more time to gather signatures for a ballot measure that would legalize sports bets at tribal casinos. Their effort was stopped in March by...

Published June 15, 2020