Idaho Tribal Casino Prepares for Opening

The Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel (l.) in Fort Hall, Idaho will have a grand opening and ribbon cutting this week. The casino has 900 slots and will employ about 500.

Published February 18, 2019

Report Confirms Ho-Chunk Casino OK

The Ho-Chunk Nation's plan to build a $400 million casino resort in Beloit, Wisconsin apparently may proceed, according to a Division of Gaming report prepared for the transition from...

Published February 18, 2019

Mashpee Council Says ‘Never Mind’ to ‘No Confidence’ Vote

About a week after voting 7-0 that it had no confidence in its longtime chairman, Cedric Cromwell (l.), the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal council has investigated Cromwell and decided his...

Published February 18, 2019

Tribal Interests Will Shape Sports Betting

Although gaming tribes don’t have the same interests or goals, their preferences will play a significant role in the coming expansion of sports betting in the U.S. Only two...

Published February 18, 2019

California Casino in Midst of Expansion

California’s Chicken Ranch Casino, which started as a bingo hall in 1985, is in the midst of an expansion and renovation. Ultimately a new, relocated casino could be in...

Published February 11, 2019

Apache Casino Removing Iconic White Tent

Construction has begun on a new permanent structure at the Apache Casino Hotel in Lawton, Oklahoma that will replace the huge white tent that has served as the west...

Published February 11, 2019

Massachusetts Town Asks to Review Tribal Casino

The town of Aquinnah, Massachusetts, has asked the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to review plans by the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head for a small, Class II casino. The...

Published February 11, 2019

Ho-Chunk Expanding Madison Casino

The Ho-Chunk Nation plans to expand its casino resort in Madison, Wisconsin. The project includes an additional 145,000 square feet of gaming space, a 150-200 room hotel, 15,000 square...

Published February 11, 2019

Gambling Addiction High for Native Americans

Native Americans have the highest rate of gambling addiction of any group in the United States. They are tied for that dubious distinction with Asian Americans.

Published February 11, 2019

Mashpee Tribe’s Accounting Practices Raised Red Flags

An audit highly critical of the way the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts runs its finances has appeared on a government website. The tribe claims the audit was released...

Published February 11, 2019

Elk Grove ‘Ghost Mall’ Cleared for Casino

What residents call the “ghost mall,” (l.) is getting shoved and battered into flinders to make way for a casino to be built by the Wilton Rancheria. Work has...

Published February 11, 2019

Controversial Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act Revived

A bill that would remove Indian businesses from the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board has been reintroduced in the Senate. Its chances there are good, but in...

Published February 11, 2019

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Elk Grove Casino

The Wilton Rancheria of Northern California has dodged yet another federal legal challenge to its right to build a $500 million casino near Sacramento. A federal judge dismissed the...

Published February 4, 2019

Beloit Police Chief Downplays Casino Crime

David Zibolski, chief of police in Beloit, Wisconsin, said crime is not “anything of concern” regarding the Ho-Chunk Nation’s proposed $405 million casino. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is...

Published February 4, 2019

Massachusetts Delays Consideration For Third Casino License

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission hit the pause button on discussing reopening the process for a third casino license, this one for Region C. The panel wants to wait until...

Published February 4, 2019

Seminole Compact Causing ‘Uncertainty’

Florida legislators face “uncertainty” regarding the continuation of annual payments of $343 million from the Seminole Tribe in exchange for exclusivity to offer certain casino games. The current agreement...

Published February 4, 2019

Mashpee Council Votes No Confidence in Chairman

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts last week voted no confidence in its longtime chairman, Cedric Cromwell, who has led it in its attempt to build a casino in...

Published February 4, 2019

Connecticut Tribes Unveil New Casino Name: Tribal Winds

The Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes of Connecticut have dubbed the East Windsor site where they hope to build the state’s third casino, a commercial property, the Tribal Winds...

Published February 4, 2019

Rain Doesn’t Delay Northern California Casino

Neither rain nor sleet, nor . . . rain, will stop the progress of an Indian casino in Northern California. Seasonal rains have so far not put the Hard...

Published January 28, 2019

Connecticut Lawmakers Renew Casino Push

The debate whether Connecticut’s gaming tribes will maintain their monopoly of gaming or commercial developers like MGM will be allowed a place at the table is heating up. One...

Published January 28, 2019