Graton Resort & Casino Observes First 10 Years

The Graton Resort & Casino (l.) in Rohnert Park, Northern California November 5 celebrated its 10th anniversary. During that decade it welcomed more than 50 million visitors. It has...

Published November 20, 2023

Florida Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Seminole Sports Betting

An attempt by the parimutuels in Florida to halt the sports betting launched by Seminole Hard Rock earlier this month has been thwarted.

Published November 20, 2023

Stitt Proposes Non-Tribal Sports Betting in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) isn’t the favorite of the state’s many tribes, and last week annoyed them even further when he suggested he'd be open to online sports...

Published November 13, 2023

Pala Tribe Wants No Part in California Sports Betting Proposal

The Pala Band of Mission Indians, often at the forefront of tribal proposals, claimed no part of the recent initiatives filed to approve sports betting in California. The tribe...

Published November 13, 2023

Florida Seminoles Launch Online Sports Betting

The Seminole Tribe is coming into play with caution after legal victories. They opened online sports betting on a limited basis and won’t go retail until December 7.

Published November 13, 2023

Texas Tribal Casino Receives 100th Statement of Support

The city council of Port Arthur, Texas recently provided the 100th statement of support for the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe’s right to offer electronic bingo at its Naskila Casino (l.). Other...

Published November 6, 2023

Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Casino Ruling

The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision that the license awarded to Legends Casino and Cherokee Nation Businesses by the Arkansas Gaming Commission was unconstitutional, since only...

Published November 6, 2023

Oklahoma Lawmakers Reject Two Compacts

Stating compacts allowing two small Oklahoma tribes to offer off-reservation gaming contained “significant fatal flaws,” a legislative panel unanimously rejected the compacts negotiated in 2020 by Governor Kevin Stitt...

Published November 6, 2023

Nebraska Regulators Approve WarHorse Sports Betting

The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission will allow WarHorse Casino Omaha to offer sports betting after November 1 at Horsemen’s Park temporary facility, while construction continues on the permanent...

Published October 30, 2023

Multiple Resolutions Passed by Inter-Tribal Council of Five Tribes

It was a productive meeting for the Inter-Tribal Council of Five Tribes, who passed several resolutions, including one supporting the nomination of Sara Hill for the U.S. District Court...

Published October 30, 2023

CNIGA Chairman Calls CA Card Rooms Unconstitutional

The chairman of CNIGA, a California gaming tribe association, has written an article arguing that most card clubs are unconstitutional. He supports a bill that would allow tribes to...

Published October 30, 2023

1846 Massacre Complicates Relocation of Win-River Casino

More than 150 years ago, hundreds of Indians were massacred along the Sacramento River. This bygone incident is playing an outsized role in the Redding Rancheria’s proposal to relocate...

Published October 30, 2023

New York Senator Urges Governor to Close Seneca Deal

New York state Senator George Borrello has called on Governor Kathy Hochul (l.) to meet as soon as possible with Seneca Nation of Indians President Rickey Armstrong Sr. to...

Published October 30, 2023

Tribal Casinos Slow to Employ Cashless Gaming

Only 5 percent of tribal casinos use cashless payments. However that will begin to change over the next few years say experts. The catalyst will be the younger generation.

Published October 23, 2023

Dispute Delays North Carolina Casino Construction

The Catawba Nation wants to sever its agreement with developer SkyBoat LLC, but that would cost the tribe $125 million which Chief Brian Harris said is too high. The...

Published October 23, 2023

New Gaming Coalition to Weigh In on Seneca Compact

A new coalition of non-Native casinos and racinos in Western New York has formed to seek a voice in negotiations between the state and Seneca Nation over a new...

Published October 23, 2023

California Tribe Tests Support for Sports Betting Plan in 2024

Rumors swirl. Tribes deny. Not after their debacle of 2022. Except for one: the Pala Band of Mission Indians. A history of aggressive efforts by Pala over the years...

Published October 16, 2023

Arizona Tribe’s Fifth Casino Moving Forward

Phase one of the Desert Diamond Casino, the Tohono O’odham Nation’s fifth casino and second Desert Diamond venue, will open near Glendale, Arizona by the end of 2024.

Published October 9, 2023

San Manuel Authority Awards $1.3 Million to NV Charities

The San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority has awarded a total of $1.3 million to 52 charities and other organizations throughout the southern Nevada region.

Published October 2, 2023

North Dakota Tribe Blesses Casino Ground

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation’s Son of Star facility is expected to open in 2026 in White Shield, North Dakota with 230 slots, six table games, a sportsbook,...

Published October 2, 2023