Oklahoma, Tribes Begin Compact Talks

Officials from more than two dozen Oklahoma tribes recently met with state Attorney General Mike Hunter (l.) to begin compact negotiations. Governor Kevin Stitt claims the 15-year old compacts...

Published November 4, 2019

Wisconsin Tribe Fights Illinois Shut-Out

The Forest County Potawatomi Community of Milwaukee, Wisconsin has cried foul in the rejection of its plan to build a casino in the city of Waukegan, Illinois. According to...

Published November 4, 2019

ASU to Develop Indian Gaming Law Curriculum

Arizona State University has announced a groundbreaking program that will add Indian Gaming and Tribal Self-Governance to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s Indian Legal Program. This will...

Published October 28, 2019

Michigan’s Gun Lake Begins $100 Million Expansion

Work has begun on a $100 million, 72,000-square-foot expansion at Gun Lake Casino in Wayland, Michigan. The project will include enlarging the gaming floor, adding new dining options and...

Published October 28, 2019

Texas Senator Opposes Tribal Casino

One of Texas’s two U.S. senators, John Cornyn (l.), is backing state officials, including Governor Greg Abbott in opposing a bill in Congress that would give two federally-recognized tribes...

Published October 28, 2019

Tribal Candidate Faces Conspiracy Charges

Stephen Bruner (l.), a candidate for principal chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, faces four criminal conspiracy charges regarding a raid on a restaurant on his family's allotment in...

Published October 21, 2019

Michigan Tribes Paid $30.1M in 2018

Michigan's 12 casino-operating tribes made payouts to local governments of $30.1 million for 2018, an increase of 0.87 percent over 2017. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe led the rest...

Published October 21, 2019

Feds Approve California Casino

Southern California’s Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians have received the approval from the federal government that will allow it to put 13 acres into trust and open a...

Published October 21, 2019

In Virginia, Tribal Casino Supporters, Opponents Face Off

A Norfolk, Virginia group is gathering signatures for a referendum on a proposed $700 million casino to be developed by the Pamunkey Indian Tribe. The group said an email...

Published October 21, 2019

Gaming Generates $5M for Navajo Nation

For the sixth year in a row, last week the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise ceremonially presented a check for $5 million to the Navajo Nation’s Gaming Distribution Fund. The...

Published October 21, 2019

California Casino Hotel Looks at 2020 Opening

In rural Riverside County, the Cahuilla Band of Indians are building their new $35.2 million Cahuilla Casino Hotel, to replace the existing structure (l.). The Indians are looking at...

Published October 21, 2019

Florida Scrambles to Replace Seminole Funds

The Seminole Tribe no longer pays the state of Florida its annual revenue share of $350 million due to a dispute over designated card games offered at parimutuels. Now...

Published October 21, 2019

Wind Creek Officially Opens in Pennsylvania

The Wind Creek Bethlehem casino resort officially opened last week after three years of planning and improvements, and as the work begins on $190 million worth of expansions. The...

Published October 21, 2019

Interior Denial Could Lead to Tribal Gaming in Alaska

A lawsuit filed by one of Alaska’s tribes, the Native Village of Eklutna, against the U.S. Interior Department has the potential to upset the applecart in the Last Frontier...

Published October 21, 2019

U.S. Interior Seeks Dismissal of MGM’s Connecticut Lawsuit

U.S. Interior Department attorneys have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by MGM Resorts International challenging is decision to allow an amendment to the gaming compacts...

Published October 21, 2019

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Celebrates Expansion

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (l.) celebrated the completion of its $720 million expansion with a guitar-smashing, high-wire walks and a Keith Urban concert. The expansion took...

Published October 14, 2019

Virginians Sign Petition on Pamunkey Casino Referendum

About 100 volunteers in Norfolk, Virginia say they have collected more than half the signatures needed for a referendum on the Pamunkey Tribe's proposed $700 million casino resort at...

Published October 14, 2019

California Board Opposes Indian Casino Relocation

The Redding Rancheria in California is encountering local governmental opposition to its proposal to relocate its Win-River Casino and Resort. It’s fighting back by asking local residents to sign...

Published October 14, 2019

Federal Judge Reaffirms California Trust Action

A federal judge has upheld the right of the Wilton Rancheria of California to put a $500 million casino (l.) on 36 acres on an unfinished mall in Elk...

Published October 14, 2019

Texas Tribe Appeals to Supremes in Sovereignty Case

A Texas tribe is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a case where it says its sovereignty is at stake. The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe seeks to be able...

Published October 14, 2019