NIGA Policy Meeting Focuses on Tribal Sovereignty and Sports Betting

The Santa Ana Pueblo in New Mexico was the site for a policy meeting organized by the National Indian Gaming Association to discuss tribal sovereignty and sports betting in...

Published August 19, 2019

Connecticut Town Backs Tribal Casino

Officials in East Windsor, Connecticut planned last week to issue a letter to Governor Ned Lamont expressing their support of the Tribal Winds casino (l.) proposed for the community...

Published August 19, 2019

Oklahoma Governor Backs Down on Expiration of Compacts

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt last week issued another letter to tribes calling for negotiations on the renewal of tribal compacts to begin in September. This letter did not insist...

Published August 19, 2019

U.S. House Approves Class II Gaming for Texas Tribe

A bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes of Texas to establish Class II gaming at their facilities....

Published August 19, 2019

Leech Lake Band Opens Minnesota Casino

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe’s’ new $50 million Cedar Lakes Casino and Hotel (l.) recently opened in Cass Lake, Minnesota. The blue-themed property honors the area's many lakes,...

Published August 12, 2019

Vineyard Tribe Pursues Bingo Hall Site

Last Monday, the town of Aquinnah in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts met with the Wampanoag tribe in the presence of Judge Dennis Saylor IV, who told the warring sides to...

Published August 12, 2019

Oklahoma Tribe Rejects Governor’s Stance

The Sac and Fox Nation has joined the growing number of Oklahoma tribes claiming the tribal-state gaming compact will automatically renew on January 1, 2020. Principal Chief Justin F....

Published August 12, 2019

Tribe Appears to Ignore Court Order

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and the town of Aquinnah have what might be called a failure to communicate. The town claims the tribe is ignoring a...

Published August 5, 2019

Barstow Casino May Re-launch

An Indian casino in Barstow, California, long sought by one tribe, may be picked up by another. The Chemehuevi Tribe is in talks with the city to develop the...

Published August 5, 2019

Oklahoma Tribes, Governor Face Off Over Compacts

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has implied he wants to renegotiate tribal gaming compacts when they expire. He believes tribes should pay a higher percentage of gaming revenue in exchange...

Published August 5, 2019

House Approves Alabama-Coushatta Casino Bill

With the passage of H.R. 759, the U.S. House of Representatives has given new hope to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas that it can continue to operate its Class...

Published August 5, 2019

Bipartisan Connecticut Lawmakers Craft Casino Compromise

A group of lawmakers from both parties have been working together, without the involvement of Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (l.), on a compromise that would bring an Indian casino...

Published August 5, 2019

Arizona Casino Opens Expanded Conference Space

Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino and Resort near Phoenix recently opened the Events Center. The expanded conference center connects directly to the 529-room hotel and is extremely flexible in its possible...

Published July 29, 2019

California County Proposes 20-Year Service Deal

The Kern County, California Board of Supervisors has proposed a $218 million, 20-year intergovernmental deal with the Tejon Indians. The county would provide police and emergency services to the...

Published July 29, 2019

Tucson City Council Endorses Pascua Yaqui Casino

The city council of Tucson, Arizona, has approved of a preliminary intergovernmental agreement with the Pascua Yaqui. The agreement allows the tribe to put 14.38 acres into trust and...

Published July 29, 2019

Casino Litigation Doesn’t Faze Wilton Rancheria

Wilton Rancheria Tribal Chairman Raymond “Chuckie” Hitchcock remains unfazed by a lawsuit that has been launched by Stand Up by California. He says the tribe has obtained the financing...

Published July 29, 2019

Prairie Band Breaks Ground On Expansion

Ground was broken for expansions at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort in Mayetta, Kansas, owned by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Set for completion in October 2020, the...

Published July 29, 2019

Agua Caliente Band Unveils $250 Million Stadium Idea

The tribe that is based in Palm Springs, California has partnered with Oak View Group and Live Nation Entertainment to propose a $250 million 10,000-seat sports arena and entertainment...

Published July 29, 2019

New Mexico Gaming Income in Decline

Revenue from New Mexico’s tribal casinos has seen a 10 percent decline in the last six years. The information was giving to lawmakers by the New Mexico Legislative Finance...

Published July 29, 2019

Wells Fargo Sues California Tribe Over $250 million loan

Several years ago Wells Fargo Bank loaned $250 million to the California-based Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians to help it refinance its casino loan for the Chukchansi casino (l.)....

Published July 29, 2019