Carolina On Their Minds

The U.S. Department of Interior last week approved land-into-trust for the South Carolina-based Catawba Indians to build a casino near Charlotte, North Carolina. Catawba Chief William Harris (l.) says...

Published March 16, 2020

California Tribes Advance Sportsbook Initiative

A group pushing legal sports betting in California has more than half the signatures necessary to put the measure on the November ballot. Spokesman Jacob Mejia said, “We’re off...

Published March 16, 2020

Connecticut Gaming Expansion Gets Second Look

A coalition of Connecticut lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to legalize sports betting, make it exclusive to the tribes and encourage them to build a casino in Bridgeport. Governor Ned...

Published March 9, 2020

In New York, Oneidas Take Aim at Tax ‘Equalization’

New York’s struggling commercial casinos say they’re playing on an unlevel field because they pay higher taxes than their tribal competition. Researcher Clyde Barrow (l.), in a study commissioned...

Published March 9, 2020

Oklahoma Tribes Claim Intervention Is ‘Invalid’

The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations of Oklahoma claim the two other tribes have "no cause” to intervene in their lawsuit against Governor Kevin Stitt (l.). Gaming tribes claim...

Published March 3, 2020

Cherokees Commission Arkansas Casino Study

A study commissioned by Cherokee Nation Businesses showed in its first decade the tribe's proposed Pope County, Arkansas casino could produce $3.15 billion in economic impact—and that’s a “conservative”...

Published March 3, 2020

Maine Study Recommends Expanding Tribal Rights

For four decades, a federal land settlement act has prevented Maine tribes from exercising the same sovereign rights as tribes in other states. The state’s recent review of the...

Published March 3, 2020

Arkansas Tribe Holds Topping-Out Ceremony

Heavy rain didn’t keep more than 150 people away from the topping-out ceremony at the Quapaw Nation's Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The $350 million, 80,000-square-foot venue...

Published February 24, 2020

Two Tribes Propose Virginia Casinos

Virginia lawmakers have re-passed legislation allowing casino gambling in five cities. Two bills give the Pamunkey Tribe "preferred consideration" for proposed casinos in Richmond and Norfolk. The Eastern Band...

Published February 24, 2020

OK Tribes Say Stitt Renewed Tribal Compacts

By signing compact extensions with two tribes, Oklahoma claim Governor Kevin Stitt may have acknowledged the state's tribal gaming compacts automatically renewed. Stitt begs to differ. Meanwhile, former U.S....

Published February 24, 2020

Tribal Casinos Could Come to Maine

For 40 years, the four federally-recognized tribes of Maine have been hobbled by the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act, which has prevented them from exercising their sovereignty in a...

Published February 24, 2020

Connecticut Tribes Slash Casino Investment

The Tribal Winds Casino, which Connecticut’s two gaming tribes propose to build through their joint authority MMCT Venture, will be downsized due to a saturated gaming market. The $300...

Published February 24, 2020

Poll: Majority of Alabamans Reject Tribal Exclusivity

Alabama Republican caucuses have released the results of a survey asking if the Poarch Band of Creek Indians should get exclusive gaming rights in exchange for $1 billion. Slightly...

Published February 24, 2020

California Tribe, Live Nation to Build Arena

The Agua Caliente Band, Oak View Group and Live Nation Entertainment have joined forces to build the New Arena at Agua Caliente in downtown Palm Springs, California. A groundbreaking...

Published February 17, 2020

NY Casino Opens Sports Betting Wing

The newest addition to the Yellow Brick Road Casino in in Chittenango, New York, opened last week. The 19,400-square-foot entertainment venue includes a six-lane bowling alley, an indoor Top...

Published February 17, 2020

Kansas Casino Targets Younger Crowd

A tribal casino in Kansas is giving young adults from 18 to 21 “the opportunity to dabble in gambling,” according to local media. Prairie Band Casino offers Class II...

Published February 17, 2020

California City, Tribe to Cooperate on Casino Plan

The California city of Ridgecrest and the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe have settled all issues related to the tribe’s purchase of land in the city for a casino. The Shoshone...

Published February 17, 2020

Massachusetts Tribal Casino Rests With Appeals Court

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts, whose proposed $1 billion First Light casino (l.) hangs in the balance, had its day in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

Published February 17, 2020

Judge Orders Mediation In OK Compact Dispute

In Oklahoma, Chief District Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti ordered Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) and Indian tribes to enter mediation in their dispute over gambling compacts. Stitt claims the 15-year...

Published February 17, 2020

U.S. News Ranks AZ Casino Top Destination

Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort has ranked first among 51 northern Arizona hotels for travel, according to U.S. News & World Report. The recognition was based on an expert...

Published February 10, 2020