Fans, Foes Debate Seminoles’ Guitar-Shaped Hotel

Both fans and critics are weighing in on the 450-foot, 638-room guitar-shaped Seminole Hard Rock Hotel as it rises in Hollywood, Florida. Visible for miles, the building will feature...

Published December 10, 2018

Construction Underway For Sacramento Area Casino

Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, owners of Hard Rock International are continuing work on the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino...

Published December 10, 2018

Oregon Tribe Waits for BIA Decision on Medford Casino

The Coquille Tribe of Oregon wants to break with tradition and build a second casino. Other tribes in the state oppose the move as does Governor Kate Brown (l.)...

Published December 10, 2018

Graton Resort & Casino Has Been Open Five Years

Five years since it opened, the largest Indian casino in Northern California, Graton Resort and Casino, has had a large footprint on the local economy. The $825 million casino...

Published December 10, 2018

Study Shows Gun Lake’s Impact

A study commissioned by the Gun Lake Tribe shows the tribe, Gun Lake Casino and Gun Lake Investments contributed $1.5 billion to Michigan's economy from 2011, when the casino...

Published December 10, 2018

California Desert Competition For Casino Expansions

The Southern California desert is proving to be a competitive proving ground for several Indian casinos. The properties are engaged in a building competition with hundreds of millions of...

Published December 10, 2018

Quapaw Get Nod to Develop Arkansas Casino

The Quapaw Tribe's Downstream Development Authority was recommended to operate a future casino in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas. The casino will be one of four allowed under an...

Published December 10, 2018

Guitar Smash Opens Hard Rock Café in Hollywood

Guitars were smashed to officially open the new Hard Rock Café and casino expansion at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The renovations are the...

Published December 3, 2018

Little River Band Muskegon Casino Advances

The Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold a public meeting in Muskegon, Michigan on December 12 regarding the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians' proposed $180 million off-reservation casino...

Published December 3, 2018

Pamunkey Tribe Seeks Casino Location

Although it owns 600 acres in New Kent County, Virginia, the Pamunkey Tribe, which was federally recognized in 2015, still is seeking a location for its proposed casino (l.)....

Published December 3, 2018

Morongo Reopens Original Casino

The original casino opened by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in Southern California in 1995 is once again offering gaming. The tribe moved 300 slots to the old...

Published December 3, 2018

Wisconsin, Potawatomi Sign Agreement

Outgoing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (l.) and the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe agreed the tribe could reduce payments to the state to $250 million if a new casino opens...

Published December 3, 2018

After Maine Supreme Court Decision: What?

After failing to get an answer from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court whether it can legally open a casino without state permission the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is...

Published December 3, 2018

Tesuque Casino Opens Next to Santa Fe Opera House

The Pueblo of Tesuque in New Mexico last week opened the Tesuque Casino next to the Santa Fe Opera House. The casino has 800 slots and ten tables. It...

Published December 3, 2018

Ridgecrest Mayor Unsure of Casino’s Future

Whether an off-reservation casino (l.) proposed by the Timbisha Shoshone tribe for Ridgecrest, California happens, and if it happens in the city or outside city limits is completely up...

Published November 26, 2018

New Mexico Tribe Fights for Seized Gaming Funds

Although the Pojoaque Pueblo of New Mexico ultimately lost its fight with the state government over whether it could operate the Buffalo Thunder casino (l.) legally without a tribal...

Published November 26, 2018

Oklahoma Casino Construction Won’t Harm Wetlands

Cherokee Nation officials said construction of its new casino in Tahlequah, Oklahoma is not harming culturally significant sites nor wetlands, according to environmental studies submitted to the Bureau of...

Published November 19, 2018

Complexity Gaming Partners With WinStar World

The esports club Complexity Gaming, associated with Dallas Cowboys, named WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma its exclusive casino sponsor. Last month, the Cowboys became the first NFL team...

Published November 19, 2018

Foxwoods Revenues Dip 10 Percent

Three months of falling slots revenues seem to signal that what the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos have warned would happen when the MGM Springfield casino opened in August...

Published November 19, 2018

New Mexico Tribe Closes Casino, Will Open New One

An old casino closes. A new casino opens, half again as large eight miles away. New Mexico’s Tesuque Pueblo is moving forward with the pending opening of Tesuque Casino...

Published November 19, 2018