North Carolina Tribal Council Approves Term Limits

The tribal council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians approved term limits for members of the Tribal Gaming Commission and the Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise. The tribe operates...

Published January 20, 2020

Florida Proposal Would Renew Seminole Compact

Under proposed legislation, the Seminole Tribe would pay Florida $3 billion in the first four years of a renewed gaming compact. The bill would allow the tribe to offer...

Published January 20, 2020

Demand for Smoke-Free Casinos Grows in California

More and more, non-smokers who visit California casinos are clamoring for a smoke-free environment. But tribal operators are exempt from a state law that bans smoking in public.

Published January 13, 2020

Garage Sale Precedes Michigan Casino Renovations

Televisions, furniture were sold at the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe's indoor garage sale at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort (l.) in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The sale was held in...

Published January 13, 2020

California Supreme Court to Decide Tribal Casino Appeal

The California Supreme Court will hear an appeal by a coalition of businesses fighting a plan by the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians to build a casino. The...

Published January 13, 2020

California Board Approves Casino Relocation

California’s Tule River Indian tribe and the Tulare County Board of Supervisors have concluded agreements supporting the tribe’s efforts to relocate its Eagle Mountain Casino (l.). The agreement commits...

Published January 13, 2020

Little Movement on Connecticut Casino Plan

2019 saw little progress on a $300 million satellite casino (l.) planned by Connecticut’s gaming tribes for the neighboring state of Massachusetts. Officials of the city of East Windsor...

Published January 13, 2020

Stitt Uses Gaming Fees to Fight Gaming Tribes

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) is dipping into funds derived from tribal gaming to pay for his defense in a lawsuit brought by three gaming tribes. At issue is...

Published January 13, 2020

Cherokees Propose Virginia Casino

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, owners of two Harrah's Cherokee casinos in North Carolina, have announced plans to build a casino on ancestral lands in Virginia—a mile from...

Published January 13, 2020

Alaska Wages War on Tribal Casino

For more than a decade, Alaska has opposed efforts by the tribal Village of Eklutna (l.) to open a Class II Indian casino 20 miles north of Anchorage. So...

Published January 13, 2020

Arizona Casino Preps for February Opening

The Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise last week illuminated the 65-foot sign advertising the opening of its permanent Desert Diamond Casino West Valley (l.) in Glendale, Arizona. The $400 million...

Published January 6, 2020

Arkansas Tribal Casino On Track for June Opening

Saracen Casino Resort (l.), the Quapaw Nation's 500,000-square-foot development in Jefferson County, Arkansas, is on track to open in June. The Oklahoma-based tribe considers Jefferson County its ancestral home;...

Published January 6, 2020

Foxwoods Chairman Foresees Global Future

Rodney Butler (l.), chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe of Connecticut, says the company behind Foxwoods will leverage its economic power to storm the international business world. It’s a...

Published January 6, 2020

California Band: ‘Small Tribe, Huge Impact’

The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians has released an economic study showing that the tribe, empowered by its casino, Harrah’s Resort Southern California (l.), has become an economic powerhouse...

Published December 23, 2019

California Casino Opens New High-Limit Gaming Area

San Manuel Casino in Southern California last week announced the opening of its newest high-limit gaming space offering both table games and slots, and an Asian-inspired eatery, which includes...

Published December 23, 2019

Pechanga Partners with L.A. Rams Sports Stadium

Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California has become the official casino partner of SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, being developed by L.A. Rams owner E. Stanley Kroenke. Pechanga is...

Published December 23, 2019

Michigan Tribe Can Try for Casino—Again

The Bay Mills Indian Community and the state of Michigan will debate the meaning of two sentences in the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act to determine if the...

Published December 23, 2019

Connecticut, Tribes Want to Intervene in MGM Lawsuit

The Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes and the state of Connecticut have petitioned the federal court of the District of Columbia to intervene in a lawsuit by MGM Resorts...

Published December 23, 2019

Wilton Tribe Pays $36M for California Casino

The Wilton Rancheria, which wants to build a $400 million casino resort in Northern California in the city of Elk Grove, has paid $36 million for 36 acres in...

Published December 23, 2019

Tribes Remember NIGA Chairman Rick Hill

Tributes continue to pour in for Richard G. "Rick" Hill, first chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association, who passed away unexpectedly on December 13. Hill served two terms...

Published December 23, 2019